Seb Rochford and Kit Downes
Sincere. Reflective. A sublime jazz pairing.
Seb Rochford and Kit Downes paired up on the breathtaking album ‘A Short Diary’ and now they’re touring together. Their show at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music will be a gorgeous performance that stays with audiences.
‘A Short Diary’ is a meditation on grief and the comfort we can take in keeping each other company. With music all written in honour of Rochford’s dad who passed away in 2019.
Rochford and Downes work in sync together on the album. And they’re both accomplished musicians in their own right.
Need to know
Price: £18.20
Stage Times:
7.30pm: Doors
8 – 8.30pm: Set one
Interval
9pm: Set two
Timings are subject to change
Age: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.
Seb Rochford
Seb Rochford, a Scottish born composer, drummer and producer based in London has composed and performed with critically acclaimed bands including Polar Bear, Sons of Kemet, Basquiat Strings and Pulled By Magnets.
Across his various projects, Rochford has picked up accolades including BBC’s Rising Star award, along with nominations for four Mercury Prizes, The Parliamentary Awards and MOBO Awards.
He has recorded and performed with many respected artists like as Patti Smith, Paul McCartney, Adele, Grace Jones, Brian Eno and David Byrne.
Kit Downes
Kit Downes is a BBC Jazz Award winning, Mercury Music Award nominated piano, church organ and harmonium player. He’s in three bands: ENENY, Troyka and Elt.
Downes has worked with notable institutions and festivals including Cheltenham Music Festival, London Contemporary Orchestra, the Scottish Ensemble, Cologne Philharmonie, the National Theatre. He has perfomed solo organ shows at venues including Elb Philharmonie in Hamburg, Lausanne Cathedral, Flagey in Brussels, the Royal Albert Hall in London, Southbank Royal Festival Hall, Rochester Jazz Festival (US), St Olafs Minneapolis (US) and Orgelpark in Amsterdam.
He studied, and now teaches at the Royal Academy of music, where he has a fellowship.
