Bob Bertles (6 March 1939 – 30 December 2024) was an Australian jazz alto, tenor and baritone saxophonist and bandleader.
[2] Active in clubs, on TV, as a session musician and on the pop-rock scene, he toured with Johnny O'Keefe.
[3] In 1967 Bertles temporarily joined Sydney-based rock-soul band Max Merritt & The Meteors.
[3] In later years Bertles toured Europe extensively, joined the orchestra for the Australian production of the stage musical Chicago, where he met his future wife, theatre performer Nancye Hayes.
[3] In addition to regular concerts, festivals, session work, and touring, Bertles' later projects included recording and live performances with Sydney's renowned Ten Part Invention.