Theo Travis
Flute, Musical Artist
1964 –
Who is Theo Travis?
Theo Travis is a British saxophonist and flautist.
Travis received his degree in music from the University of Manchester specialising in the works of Shostakovich. He is well respected on the British jazz scene and has made ten albums as leader, composing and arranging most of the material. He has also worked with Robert Fripp, Gong, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Bill Nelson, Bass Communion, No-Man, Steven Wilson, David Sylvian, Harold Budd, John Foxx, Burnt Friedman and Dave and Richard Sinclair. Since 1999 he has recorded with bassist Dave Sturt and varying guest musicians in the band Cipher, and in 2006 joined Soft Machine Legacy, a project based on personnel and works of the band Soft Machine, replacing the late reedsman Elton Dean. Since 2008 he has worked with guitarist Robert Fripp in the duo Travis and Fripp, releasing three CDs to date, as well as three live concerts as downloads through DGMLive. Travis has also worked extensively with Steven Wilson, performing on fifteen of his records and with Wilson mixing six of Travis' releases. Travis appears extensively as featured soloist on Wilson's Grammy nominated album Grace for Drowning, and is part of his touring live band.
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- Born
- Jul 7, 1964
Birmingham - Also known as
- Travis, Theo
- Education
- University of Manchester
- Lived in
- Birmingham
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on July 23, 2013
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