As a celebrated local Jazz musician, pastor, and founder of Kaleidoscope Church and Café in Claremont, Glenn Robertson has always had a strong affinity towards authentic South African music, particularly African Jazz. Tamsyn Cornelius finds out more about his calling to music and ministry.
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WHEN DID YOU FIRST REALIZE THAT MUSIC WOULD BECOME YOUR LIFE? I have clear memories as a young boy, spending many hours listening to the radio – remember there was no TV back then! I could have been about seven or eight when I first saw ‘The Sound of Music’. My parents purchased the LP and I literally learned all the songs from start to finish. The music bug had bitten!
HOW DID GOD USE MUSIC TO BRING YOU INTO A CLOSER WALK WITH JESUS? Christ came from heaven to earth to show the way. He came into the Galaxy night club to show me the way! Walking across the dance floor to get a round of drinks on a hot summer afternoon in 1988, I was reminded of my wife’s words earlier: “I don’t care where you are going, but wherever you are, could you safely say you’re serving Jesus if He walked through the door?” I was rooted to the spot and was suddenly super aware of what was happening around me. For the first time, I was able to see things as they really were. I imagined the resurrected Jesus coming to meet me and I knew that I wasn’t right with God. Only the Holy Spirit can reveal that.