Sebastian "Seb" Rochford is a British drummer who spans many musical genres.

He comes from Aberdeen and has a large family of 2 brothers and 7 sisters. His father, Gerard Rochford, is an accomplished poet in the north east of Scotland.

Band associations

Rochford plays drums in bands such as:

Polar Bear

Acoustic Ladyland,

Oriole,

Menlo Park,

Ingrid Laubrock Quintet

Bojan Zulfikarpasic's Tetraband

He leads Polar Bear, both part of the F-IRE Collective.

Seb Rochford has also worked extensively with Joanna MacGregor and Andy Sheppard and leads the band Fulborn Teversham and has an improvising duo with Leafcutter John. He also has a solo project called Room of Katinas.

He has also drummed for Pete Doherty, with his band Babyshambles, in the early days of the band, and has continued to make guest appearances with them. He drums on the first Babyshambles release, a limited edition single "Babyshambles", released on the High Society label.

In 2008, he drummed on the David Byrne and Brian Eno album ''Everything That Happens Will Happen Today''.

Recently, Seb has been working with Corrine Bailey Rae and Herbie Hancock.

Seb drums on 5 songs on Carl Barat's solo album released on 4 October 2010.

In 2011 he drummed on Brian Eno and Rick Holland's album ''Drums Between The Bells''.

Polar Bear

There have been four releases by Polar Bear—''Dim Lit'', ''Held On The Tips Of Fingers'', ''Polar Bear''(self titled) and Peepers. Held On The Tips Of Fingers was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2005. He also received a Mercury nomination in 2007 for the self-titled debut album by Basquiat Strings With Seb Rochford. Polar Bear's fourth album, "Peepers", was released in March 2010 to widespread critical acclaim.

Influences

Seb's range of influences include Napalm Death, Venetian Snares, Björk, Prince and contemporary electronica as well as a large dose of jazz. His appearance (notably his large hair) and phenomenal technique and imagination have made him one of the most in-demand drummers of modern times in the London Jazz scene.

Awards

Seb won the BBC Jazz Award for best newcomer in 2004, and has been nominated as best musician in 2006. He has also been nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2005 and 2007. Seb also plays drums on Adele's Mercury Nominated Album 19.

References

External links

Polar Bear website

Acoustic Ladyland website

Room of Katinas

All About Seb Rochford from SoundJunction

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Rochford is a small town in the Rochford district of Essex in the East of England. It is sited about 43 miles (69.2 km) from Central London and approximately 21 miles (33.8 km) from the Essex county town, Chelmsford. According to the 2001 census the civil parish of Rochford, which includes the town proper, Stroud Green, and London Southend Airport, had a population of 7,610.

History

The town is the main settlement in the Rochford district, and takes its name from Rochefort, Old English for Ford of the Hunting Dogs. The River Roach was originally called the Walfleet (Creek of the foreigners). It was renamed the Roach in what is known as a back formation. This is where it is assumed that Rochford means ford over the River Roach so they renamed the river to fit the theory. The town runs into suburban developments in the parishes of Ashingdon and Hawkwell. Kings Hill, in Rochford, was notable for containing the Lawless Court up until the 19th century.

First World War

The Area currently occupied by Southend Airport was used as a fighter station in World War I. The site was founded in the autumn of 1914 when farmland between Westbarrow Hall and the Great Eastern railway line at Warners Bridge 2½ miles north of Southend Pier was acquired for RFC training purposes. Training continued until May 1915 when the site, known also as Eastwood, was taken over by the RNAS to become a Station (night) in the fight against intruding Zeppelins. After the last RNAS action from here on it became once again RFC Rochford. Initially it was defined as a Home Defence night landing ground but in September was reclassified as a Flight Station (night). Normal Home Defence duties continued until after the Armistice when a run-down of unit activities began, with No.198 Sqn disbanding in May and No.61 in June 1919. Except for the occasional civilian flights aviation lessened, even more so when the station closed in 1920 and the site returned to farmland.

Second World War

During World War II Southend Airport was requisitioned by the Air ministry in August 1939 for use as a fighter airfield for the No.11 Group RAF. Rochford was a satellite station for RAF Hornchurch and was primarily a fighter base, home mainly to Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane aircraft. Rochford airfield was accompanied by a radar base in Canewdon (around away.) It was returned to civilian service on 31 December 1946.

Due to this fact Rochford was bombed a number of times.

Lesneys

Until the early 1980s one of the largest employers in Rochford was the Lesneys factory, who manufactured the famous ''Matchbox'' miniature die cast model. However, this company relocated to Rugby, Warwickshire in 1990.

Geography

The town is just to the north of Southend on Sea, but is sufficiently separated from both Southend and Rayleigh to preserve its own identity.

Governance

The Member of Parliament for Rochford and Southend East is James Duddridge (Conservative).

Landmarks

There is a Hall in Rochford which is privately owned by a family which live within the building, along with the golf course who also own a part of it. In 1525, Henry VIII awarded Thomas Boleyn the title of ''Viscount Rochford''. Rochford Hall subsequently became the home of Mary Boleyn, sometime mistress of Henry VIII and (probably elder) sister of (Queen) Anne Boleyn, during her second marriage to William Stafford.

Transport

Rochford railway station from which trains run to Southend Victoria and to Liverpool Street station in the business district of central London. In consequence it has long been popular as a dormitory town for commuters. Southend Airport railway station on the eastern boundary of the airport, opened on 18 July 2011.

It also has good bus links to the surrounding towns. The Number 7, 8 and 9 service going to both Rayleigh and Southend-on-Sea in both directions.

Services 7, 8 & 9 are normally operated by modern low-floor easy access buses.

There are twice daily scheduled flights to Waterford and Galway in Ireland and a summer saturday flight to Jersey available from London Southend Airport. The airline easyJet will commence operating, eventually up to 10 destinations, from April 2012.

Rochford Hospital

thumb|right|Aerial photo over Rochford. The old hospital boilerhouse can be seen. Rochford Hospital used to be primarily the district maternity hospital. It was here, in 1956, that Sister J Ward made observations that led to the development of phototherapy for newborns suffering from jaundice.

This hospital was closed and housing was built on much of the site. Some of the hospital was demolished in 1997, with the remainder being utilised for mental health inpatient services by South Essex Mental Health and Community Care NHS Trust until spring 2005 when services were dispersed and Rochford Hospital closed for redevelopment as part of the Runwell Hospital reprovision programme (latterly South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust) The old boilerhouse which was built in 1933 and provided heat and power for the hospital still stands. It is a grade 2 listed building. it has been converted into apartments

In February 2008 the new Rochford Hospital opened to mental health inpatient services provided by South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Rochford Hospital provides services for wards which moved from Runwell Hospital.

Built in the grounds of the old hospital, the new development has 111 beds and cost £25 million. It was designed to care for people with mental health needs in a modern and therapeutic environment, initially opening four new wards for adult and older peoples mental health care, these wards are Beech Ward (previously Elm Ward) and Maple Ward (previously Ashingdon Ward) provide services for older people, Cedar Ward (previously Boleyn One Ward) and Willow Ward (previously Chalkwell Ward) provide services for Adults age people, Poplar ward is a new development which will provide inpatient services for adolescents suffering from mental ill health, Poplar ward opened in February 2009. The new Rochford Hospital is part of the wider plans to permanently close the current Runwell Hospital.

Rochford Hospital was officially opened on Thursday 7 May 2009 by Professor Louis Appleby.

Churches

Rochford Community Church was founded in 1983. Its mission statement is "To create a growing community of God's people that is loving, accepting and caring, and which is able to minister God's love, reconciliation and healing with a servant heart, in faith, both within it and to the world outside."

St Andrew's Church, Rochford is located near the Rochford Hundred Golf Club and is part of Rochford Deanery, within the Bradwell Area of the Diocese of Chelmsford of the Church of England.

Rochford Methodist Church is in North Street, Rochford, near the White Horse pub. The Methodists have been in Rochford since 1822, meeting in a building where Market Alley turns into the Square. In 1841, they moved to a new building in North Street near Weir Pond Road, and in 1880 they moved to their current premises. The link to the church website is shown below.

Notable people

The following notable people were born in Rochford:

Omar Abdullah (b. 1970), politician and Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir, India

Terry Alderton (b. 1970), comedian and former goalkeeper

James Bourne (b. 1983), member of pop rock band Busted and pop punk band Son of Dork

Niall Buckler (b. 1985), bass player of rock band Mumm-Ra

Digby Fairweather (b.1946), jazz cornettist

Kirk Hudson (b. 1986), footballer

Stephen Pewsey (b. 1955), author and historian

Paul Taylor (b. 1976), guitarist in punk rock band Second In Line, frontman of hardcore punk band Just Add Monsters and zine author.

Amanda Tapping (b. 1965), actress in ''Stargate SG-1'', ''Stargate Atlantis'', and ''Sanctuary''.

Adrian Bell (b. 1969), academic''.

Peter Taylor (b.1953), England Football manager

Nicola Berwik (b.1978), stunt actress

References

External links

Rochford Parish Council

http://www.essexchurches.info - St Andrews Church on Essex Churches website

4th Rochford Scout Group

Rochford Methodist Church

Hawkwell & Hockley St John Ambulance

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Pamelia Kurstin (born Pamela Stickney May 28, 1976 in Southern California) is a theremin player who has performed and recorded with artists such as David Byrne, Richard Cheese, Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, and Ulver (on the album Shadows of the Sun) and has performed on the television show Saturday Night Live. Her background as a jazz musician on the upright bass has led to her "walking bass" theremin technique. She was based in New York until 2005; she now lives in Vienna.

She was first introduced to the theremin during production of the album ''Into the Oh'' in 1999 by Luaka Bop duo Geggy Tah – singer/writer Tommy Jordan and keyboardist Greg Kurstin. Kurstin recorded ''Gymnopedie'' in 2000 as a member of the theremin/keyboard duo called "The Kurstins" with her then-husband, Greg. Her first solo album ''Thinking Out Loud'' was released in 2007 on the Tzadik label. She also appears on the Foetus album "Love", and has also composed music for a CNN special using her theremin orchestra. She makes an appearance in the 2004 documentary ''Moog''.

External links

Myspace site

Official site

Barbez's website

Tzadik site

Pamelia Kurstin links and info at ThereminWorld

Interview at Guardian website

Improvisation at Guardian website

Pamelia Kurstin interview (march 2003) for QRD

TED Talks: Pamelia Kurstin plays the theremin at TED in 2002

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name	Andy Sheppard
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background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
born	January 20, 1957
origin	Warminster, U.K.
instrument	Tenor saxSoprano sax
genre	Post bop
associated acts	Sphere, Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell, Steve Lodder, Kathryn Tickell, John Parricelli, Joanna MacGregor, Dave Buxton and Steve Swallow
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Andy Sheppard (born 20 January 1957) is a British jazz saxophonist and composer. He has been awarded several prizes at the British Jazz Awards, and has worked with some notable figures in contemporary jazz, including Gil Evans, Carla Bley, George Russell and Steve Swallow.

Biography

Sheppard was born in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, in 1957. At the age of 19 he emerged as a musician in the Salisbury-based contemporary quartet Sphere in the late 1970s, gigging only three weeks after picking up the saxophone. He honed his skills in the wine bars and jazz clubs of the UK and Europe in the early 1980s. He also played with world music groups and with more established improvisers such as Keith Tippett. While still with Sphere, Sheppard moved to Paris, working with French bands Lumière and Urban Sax.

In the mid-1980s Sheppard returned to the UK, playing often on Ki Longfellow-Stanshall's and Vivian Stanshall's Bristol, England-based Old Profanity Showboat, and released his self-titled debut solo album, featuring Randy Brecker and Steve Swallow, who also produced the album. The record was well received and led to Sheppard being awarded the Best Newcomer prize at the 1987 British Jazz Awards, followed by the Best Instrumentalist Award in 1988. '87 also saw Sheppard join George Russell's Living Time Orchestra and tour with Gil Evans.

Second solo album, ''Introductions In The Dark'', was released in 1989. Unusually for a jazz record the album entered the UK pop charts. Off the back of this Sheppard was awarded Best Album and Best Instrumentalist in 1989's British Jazz Awards, became the subject of television documentaries for both the BBC and HTV, and toured the world, taking the first Western jazz group to play in Outer Mongolia.

Sheppard formed his first big band, the ''Soft On The Inside Band'', in 1990 for an album of the same name. The band featured many notable players, including drummer Han Bennick, trumpet player Claude Deppa and trombonist Gary Valente. This band morphed into In Co-Motion, which included keyboardist Steve Lodder and bassist Sylvan Richardson, who released an eponymous album in 1991. After this Sheppard signed a deal with Blue Note Records, who issued ''Rhythm Method'' in 1993. The In Co-Motion band was expanded for this release and dubbed Big Co-Motion. Big Co-Motion recorded a live album at London jazz club Ronnie Scott's, ''Delivery Suite'', which was released by Blue Note in 1994.

Discography

Albums as leader

''Andy Sheppard'' (1987), with Randy Brecker, Dave Buxton, Dave Defries, Paul Dunmall, Nick Evans, Simon Gore, Mamadi Kamara, Pete Maxfield, Orphy Robinson, Rick Smith, Jerry Underwood

''Introductions in the Dark'' (1989), with David Adams, Dave Buxton, Simon Gore, Mamadi Kamara, Steve Lodder, Pete Maxfield, Orphy Robinson, Chris Watson

''Soft on the Inside'' (1990), with Han Bennink, Chris Biscoe, Dave Buxton, Claude Deppa, Simon Gore, Pete Hurt, Mamadi Kamara, Steve Lodder, Pete Maxfield, Ernst Reijseger, Kevin Robinson, Orphy Robinson, Gary Valente, Mano Ventura

''66 Shades of Lipstick'' (1990), with Keith Tippett, produced by Robert Fripp

''In Co-Motion'' (1991), with Claude Deppa, Steve Lodder, Sylvan Richardson, Jr., David Adams

''Rhythm Method'' (1993), with David Adams, Julian Argüelles, Claude Deppa, Steve Lodder, Sylvan Richardson Jr., Kevin Robinson, Ashley Slater, Jerry Underwood, Gary Valente

''Delivery Suite'' (1994), with David Adams, Julian Argüelles, Claude Deppa, Steve Lodder, Sylvan Richardson Jr., Kevin Robinson, Ashley Slater, Jerry Underwood, Gary Valente

''Inclassifiable'' (1995) - Andy Sheppard, Steve Lodder and Nana Vasconcelos

''Moving Image'' (1996) - Andy Sheppard and Steve Lodder, with Dudley Philips, Mark Mondesir, Johnny Taylor, Richard Ajileye, Bosco d'Olivera

''Learning to Wave'' (1998), with Paul Clarvis, Chris Laurence, Steve Lodder, John Parricelli, Sharda Sahai

''Dancing Man & Woman'' (2000), with Kuljit Bhamra, Paul Clarvis, Steve Lodder, Chris Laurence, John Parricelli, Steve Swallow

''Nocturnal Tourist'' (2001), with John Parricelli

''Music for a New Crossing'' (2001) - Andy Sheppard & Kathryn Tickell

''PS'' (2003) - Andy Sheppard & John Parricelli

''Movements in Colour'' (2009) with John Parricelli, Eivind Aarset , Arild Andersen & Kuljit Bhamra

Collaborations

''Songs with Legs'' (1994)

''Deep River'' (2006) Joanna MacGregor & Andy Sheppard

References

External links

Official website

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name	Alex Winston
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birth name	Alexandra Winston
born	September 28, 1987 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
occupation	Musician
label	Island Records
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Alexandra Winston is an American indie pop rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Classically trained in opera, Winston was encouraged by her parents to pursue music.

Biography

Winston was born and raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She moved to New York City in 2010 to work with production duo The Knocks.

She has covered artists like Chuck Berry (for whom she was a former opening act), Jack Peñate, The Rolling Stones, Mumford & Sons and others in some of her online releases. Alex's 2010 single, "Choice Notes", is the background music to the European and UK advertisement for the Hyundai ix20 and TK Maxx.

Record Label

New York based indie label Heavy Roc Music (The Knocks' label) took on Winston in 2009. Followed by ''The Basement Covers EP'', released as a free download. Two singles, ''Choice Notes'' (2010) and ''Locomotive'' (2011) were released and a music video was made for the latter. These two songs would later appear on the ''Sister Wife EP'', released in February 2011.

In early 2011, Winston signed with Island Records, and subsequently released the ''Sister Wife EP'', including her single ''Sister Wife."

Discography

EPs

''The Basement Covers EP''

Free download, released by Heavy Roc Music on 30 June 2010 {{tracklist | collapsed = no | headline = The Basement Covers EP | all_writing = | total_length = | title1 = It'll Be Better (Francis & the Lights) | length1 = 2:51 | title2 = Pull My Heart Away (Jack Peñate) | length2 = 4:07 | title3 = Play With Fire (The Rolling Stones) | length3 = 2:14 | title4 = Yours To Keep (Teddybears) | length4 = 3:13 | title5 = The Cave (Mumford & Sons) | length5 = 3:37 }}

''Sister Wife EP''

Released by Heavy Roc Music on 10 February 2011 and by Island Records on 10 April 2011 {{tracklist | collapsed = no | headline = Sister Wife EP - 10 April 2011 | all_writing = | total_length = | title1 = Locomotive | length1 = 3:40 | title2 = Sister Wife | length2 = 3:11 | title3 = Don't Care About Anything | length3 = 3:14 | title4 = Choice Notes | length4 = 4:03 | title5 = Sweet James | length5 = 3:31 | title6 = Fingers & Toes | length6 = 3:45 }}

''Sister Wife (The Remixes) EP''

Released by Island Records on 16 May 2011 {{tracklist | collapsed = no | headline = Sister Wife (The Remixes) EP | all_writing = | total_length = | title1 = Sister Wife (Ladyhawke Remix) | length1 = 3:05 | title2 = Sister Wife (Star Slinger Remix) | length2 = 3:15 | title3 = Sister Wife (Moonlight Matters Remix) | length3 = 5:57 | title4 = Sister Wife (Les Loups Remix) | length4 = 3:36 }}

Singles

''Animal Baby'' - 6 January 2010 ''Choice Notes'' - 27 July 2010 ''Locomotive'' - 2 February 2011 ''Sister Wife'' - 16 May 2011

Other songs

Pet Sematary (The Ramones) - 18 August 2010 Medicine (AA Side on Choice Notes single)

References

External links

Alex Winston in session on the Rob da Bank show

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