Hardlines are a great band with excellent musicians and a superb repertoire of covers and originals. They are:
Iain Rae - Piano/Keyboards: Scottish born, Iain Rae has been a professional musician, composer, band leader and music teacher for 35 years. In the 1970’s Iain played keyboards in chart-topping band Gallagher & Lyle, which led to major tours of the U.S., Canada and Europe, plus TV appearances including Top of the Pops.In the early 1980’s Iain toured with Wilko Johnson and blues singer Nicky Moore, and founded critically acclaimed jazz-funk band Hard Lines, “Britain’s leading jazz-funk band” The Observer.
Gary Plumley – Saxophone: Gary has played and recorded worldwide with George Michael, The Stereophonics, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Gary Barlow, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Ronnie Scott, Shakatak, Swing Out Sister, George McCrea, Chesney Hawkes, Nik Kershaw, The Gypsy Kings, Lisa Stansfield, The Cure, Sheila Ferguson, The James Taylor Quartet, Sax Appeal, Terry Callier and Snowboy And The Latin Section.
Guitar - Tim Cansfield: Tim was born in Trinidad. A self taught musician, this enigmatic and self effacing genius is the first choice of many recording artists, including Bee Gees, Steve Winwood, Elton John, Heaven 17, Billy Preston, Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston, Seal and many more. He’s currently working with Swing Out Sister, Barry Gibb and various outfits in and around London.
Drums - Neil Robinson: Neil has worked with The James Taylor Quartet since 1992 and has recorded and toured worldwide with them over the years. He has gained a great deal of experience in all aspects of the music industry with the band which has involved the recording of twelve commercial albums, three library albums for Bruton Music, many radio sessions including live on Radio1 and also various TV appearances which included a complete series of the Gaby Roslin Show, as the House Band, backing various artists including Ian Dury, Squeeze, Omar, Cybil Sheppard, Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue, and Tony Hadley.
Bass Guitar - Bill Gibbard: Bill first picked up his Dad’s guitar at the age of 6. He switched to bass in his late Teens, playing with various pop groups, but jazz was obviously in his genes. Throughout his career, he has worked with such people as trumpet legend Kenny Baker, guitarist Martin Taylor, drummer Martin Drew and Ronnie Scott, sadly remembered more for his club than for his tenor playing. Bill spent many years playing in various bands in the West End and has also made many television and radio appearances in both the U.K. and abroad. His favourite band is Steely Dan - ‘The perfect blend of jazz, blues, rock and soul’.
