Theo Travis

Theo Travis (born 1964 in Birmingham) is a British saxophonist.

Travis received his degree in flute and saxophone from the University of Manchester and has worked among others with Gong, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Bass Communion, No-Man, David Sylvian, 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, he has joined Soft Machine Legacy, a project based on personnel and works of the band Soft Machine, replacing the late reedsman Elton Dean. He is of significance to the worlds of jazz and progressive rock in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Awards

Travis' album View From the Edge was voted Best British Jazz CD of 1994 by a Jazz on CD Critics/Readers poll.

Eleven Bowls of Acidophilus Flute Salad (Tonefoat/C) - 2006
Earth to Ether (33Jazz) - 2004
Steve Lawson/Theo Travis: For the Love of Open Spaces (Pillow Mountain) - 2003
Slow Life (Ether Sounds) - 2003
Theo Travis/Mark Hewins: Guerrilla Music (Burning Shed) - 2002
Burning Shed Records: Sampler Two - Travis / Hewins track "Slow Life" (Burning Shed) - 2002
Heart of the Sun - 2001
Passion Dance - Live at Ronnie's - 1999
Marshall Travis Wood: Bodywork (33Jazz) - 1998
Secret Islands (33Jazz) - 1996
View From the Edge (33Jazz) - 1994 ("Best British Jazz CD 1994")
2 AM - 1993

The Tangent: A Place in the Queue (Inside Out) - 2006
John Lester: So Many Reasons (Midnite Cafe) - 2006
Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream (Special Edition 2 CD set) (Lava/Atlantic) - 2006
Cipher: Elemental Forces (Burning Shed) - 2005
Nine Horses: (David Sylvian/Steve Jansen/Burnt Friedman) Snow Bourne Sorrow - (SamadhiSound) - 2005
Bass Communion: Indicates Void (Tonefloat) - 2005

Aphratec: The Discerning Dancefloor - Volume One "All Things" track on vinyl compilation album (Care in the Community Records).
Cipher: One Who Whispers (Gliss) - 2002
Gong: OK Friends (Gas) - 2002
Gong: From Here to Eternety (2CD reissue) (Snapper) - 2002
Gong: High above the Subterranea - live DVD (Snapper) - 2002
Inconnu: Les Pensees de Nos Reves (EP) (Over Records) - 2002

Akiko Kobayashi: Beloved (Warner Japan) - 2001
Anja Garbarek: Smiling and Waving (Virgin Norway) - 2001
Jansen Barbieri Karn (JBK): Playing in a room with people (Medium) - 2001 - (Live album)
Porcupine Tree: Recordings (K Scope/Snapper) - 2001
Bass Communion: Bass Communion 3 (Burning Shed) - 2001
Recreator: Solar Sahara (FMR) - 2001
No-Man: Lost Songs, Volume One (Burning Shed) - 2001
No-Man: Returning Jesus (3rd Stone) - 2001
Rod Blake: Blake (Candid) - 2001
Tito Lopez Combo: Tito Rides In (Acid Jazz) - 2001

Gong: Zero to Infinity (Snapper music) - 2000
Gong: Live to Infinitea (Snapper music) - 2000
Bass Communion: Invisible Soundtracks Macro 3 compilation (Leaf) - 2000 ("Quantico" track )
Bass Communion: "Drugged" remix on Silver Apples Remix CD (3rd Stone) - 2000
Porcupine Tree: Stranger by the minute/Even Less(pt 2) (single, K Scope) - 2000
Cipher: Hidden Art compilation (Hidden Art) - 2000 - (exclusive Cipher track "The Lodger pt 2")
Jansen Barbieri Karn: Medium sampler. (Medium) - 2000 - (live track "Life without buildings").
Pulse Remix CD: DJ Spooky and Steve Jansen tracks (Medium) - 2000

Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream (K scope) - 1999
Porcupine Tree: Piano Lessons/ Ambulance Chasing (Kscope) - 1999 - single
Various: The Sky Goes All The Way Home. (Voiceprint) - 1999 - (Cipher and No-Man tracks)
Bass Communion: Bass Communion 2 (Hidden Art) - 1999
Yukihiro Takahashi/Steve Jansen: Pulse (Con - Sipio) - 1999
Cipher: No Ordinary Man (Hidden Art) - 1999