Results for "Theo Travis"

Tim Motzer / Markus Reuter: Descending

by Sid Smith
November 27, 2010

Sometimes, with albums built from file-shared overdubs, the sum of the parts can be greater than the whole. Happily the reverse is very much the case with this engaging collaboration between guitarists Tim Motzer and Markus Reuter. The core of this elegantly dreamy music was recorded at a concert given by the duo ...

Soft Machine Legacy: Live Adventures

by Nic Jones
November 24, 2010

With Hugh Hopper's death in 2009, Soft Machine Legacy lost its last link with the classic Soft Machine lineups that recorded its most potent music. What is here, then, is a band which pledges allegiance to the relatively straightforward fusion period of the band's history. Once that's clarified, however, it's still a fact ...

Soft Machine Legacy: Live Adventures

by Mark Redlefsen
October 22, 2010

The unique jazz-rock of Soft Machine Legacy moves into a new decade with Live Adventures (Moonjune, 2010), along with yet another new lineup, recorded live shortly after the 2009 passing of bassist Hugh Hopper. No matter how much change in personnel occurs, a very identifiable and distinct sound is maintained all around. The balance in this ...

There's No Such Thing as a British Jazz Scene

by Bruce Lindsay
June 14, 2010

March and April 2010 were eventful months for JazzLife UK--my photo-documentary project on the jazz scene in Britain. Spring finally emerged from winter's grasp, snowdrops replaced snow drifts and jazz life got busier. Debates about jazz and the media took center-stage, at least for some of us, politicians limbered up for a General Election (I know ...

Steve Howe Trio: Travelling

by Bruce Lindsay
April 19, 2010

The boundary between progressive rock and jazz is a fluid one--indeed, it's increasingly unrecognizable, as some of the finest musicians around move effortlessly between and within the genres. Thus Robert Fripp, one of prog's most influential players, can be found in the company of jazz musician Theo Travis, who is himself a member of Soft Machine ...

Travis & Fripp: Live at Coventry Cathedral

by John Kelman
March 26, 2010

Despite King Crimson being on permanent hiatus--at least officially, though momentum continues with its ongoing 40th Anniversary Series of newly remixed/remastered back catalog--its remaining co-founder, guitarist Robert Fripp, doesn't appear to be slowing down as he approaches 65. A hotly anticipated new recording teams the intrepid guitarist/soundscapist with guitarist Jakko M. Jakszyk and '70s Crimson alum/saxophonist/flautist ...

Slow Life

By Theo Travis

Label: Ether Sounds
Released: 2009
Track listing: Salad Noir; Chasing the Slow Train; Love is Not Enough; Sleep; Stereo; Cloudfire; Mellotromatic; Strange Life, Waking Mind; Who Stopped You.

Theo Travis: Solo Flute Improvisation

Featuring the music of Theo Travis
Duration: 08:17
September 30, 2009

Progressive Saxophonist/Flautist Theo Travis Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

September 29, 2009

British musician Theo Travis has one of the most varied performing and recording histories to be found among contemporary jazz musicians. A talented saxophonist, flautist and composer, Travis has performed solo, in duos and quartets, in straight ahead jazz combos and in electronic, improvisational groups. Despite his extensive back catalog, however, Theo Travis is not as ...

Theo Travis: From Prog to Jazz and Back Again

by Bruce Lindsay
September 29, 2009

British musician Theo Travis has one of the most varied performing and recording histories to be found among contemporary jazz musicians. A talented saxophonist, flautist and composer, Travis has performed solo, in duos and quartets, in straight ahead jazz combos and in electronic, improvisational groups. He has performed live soundtracks in cinemas, ...