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Theo Travis

セオ・トラヴィス　/　せお・とらゔぃす

Saxophonist from United Kingdom

July 7, 1964 (age 61)　・　Birmingham, United Kingdom

saxophonist
jazz musician
composer

My Take

Travis is a musician's musician, and I mean that as the highest compliment. A Birmingham-born saxophonist, flautist and composer who studied at Manchester, he earned his place inside British music's most adventurous lineages: years in Gong, then Soft Machine. That tells me he can navigate the high-wire act where improvisation meets architecture, which very few players manage gracefully. I'm drawn to artists who let the sound do the talking rather than chasing a public persona. Travis feels like exactly that: thoughtful, technically formidable, and content to build depth instead of fame. He's the sort of name I love discovering.

Overview

Theo Travis (born 7 July 1964) is a British saxophonist, flautist and composer. He is a member of Soft Machine which he joined in 2006 while the group was still using the "Legacy" suffix and was a member of Gong from 1999 to 2010.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Theo Travis
Name (Japanese): セオ・トラヴィス
Reading: せお・とらゔぃす
Born: July 7, 1964 (age 61)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dragon
Origin: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: saxophonist / jazz musician / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Manchester

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.theotravis.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9

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