Menlo Park (band)
Menlo Park | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | Formed 1999; disbanded 21st-century |
| Members | Defunct |
| Past members | Chris Taylor (vocals) John Gresswell Harper Simon (guitar, vocals) Ben Nicholls (bass) Natasha Panas (piano, vocals) Seb Rochford (drums) |
| Website | menloparkmusic.com |
Menlo Park was an alternative-rock band, founded in 1999,[1] and recording between 2000 and 2003.
The band has been described by the London Evening Standard as "cajun folkists",[2] by Time Out as "theatrical swamp",[3] and by themselves as "hip-hop county" and "voodoo folk".[4]
It featured Harper Simon, Paul Simon's son. Also, its drummer was Seb Rochford,[5] who won the BBC Rising Star Jazz Award in 2004 and leads the Mercury Prize-nominated experimental-jazz group Polar Bear.[6]
Band members
- Chris Taylor
- John Greswell
- Harper Simon (guitar, vocals)
- Ben Nicholls (bass)
- Natasha Panas (piano, vocals)
- Seb Rochford (drums)
Albums and EPs
| Title | Date of Release |
|---|---|
| Menlo Park | 2000 |
| We All Doctors Here (EP) | 2000 |
| Greetings From Montauk NY (EP) | 2002 |
| Greetings From Lambeth (EP) | 2003 |
See also
References
- ^ Staff (undated). "About Menlo Park Music". Menlo Park Music. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Aizlewood, John (22 July 2005). "Who's the Genius of New Jazz?". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Lewis, John; Mackness, Kerstan (31 July 2006). "The Future of London's Jazz Scene". Time Out. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (19 February 2002). "Menlo Park". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Bran (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. New York City; London: Rough Guides. p. 672. ISBN 978-1-843-53256-9.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (5 April 2007). "Is This the Hardest-Working Man in Music? – Rising Star Seb Rochford Was, Until Recently, Playing in 10 Different Bands – The More the Merrier, He and Collaborator Pete Wareham Tell Mike Barnes". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
External links
- menloparkmusic.com, the band's official website
- Menlo Park on MySpace, including some press coverage
- Menlo Park at AllMusic
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