Steve Harris

May 14, 2010 by Steve

Ted Rockley

Ted has been a NYJO band member on Alto from 1968- 1971. He’s now on the NYJO board as a trustee (since 1989).
Ted’s professional career is in graphic design animation after leaving Hornsey College of Art (now Middlesex University) he formed Klactoveesedstene Animations Ltd with Oscar Grillo in 1981, producing animated commercials some with soundtracks by NYJO alumni Paul Hart, Dick Walter and Mike Page.

Tony Taylor

April 17, 2010 by admin

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Tony Taylor FRICS

Tony is a Chartered Surveyor, he retired as a partner in the firm of Donaldsons in 1989. He specialised as a consultant in town and shopping centre development throughout the UK including the Brent Cross shopping centre and the regeneration of the Covent Garden Market. Apart from his love of jazz his main spare time occupation was racing sailing boats in the Solent with his wife Bunty.

In retirement they crossed the Atlantic in their Oyster 53 which then became their home for six months every year cruising between Venezuela and Canada.

Since giving up ocean sailing in 1998, Tony began taking a close interest in NYJO and was asked by Bill Ashton to take over the bands’ promotional activities. He is now responsible for setting up our concerts with a long list of theatres, festivals and schools. He also administers the Edward Gordon Craig Estate. He lives in Chiswick and is on the board ofthe Old Chiswick Protection Society keeping a special eye on Thames Waters’ proposal for the vast tunnel which is planned to eliminate the pollution of the River Thames.

In his spare time Tony flies radio controlled model aircraft.