Theo Travis is best known for being a member of Soft Machine which he joined in 2006 while the group was still using the "Legacy" suffix and for being a member of Gong from 1999 to 2010.
10 Facts About Theo Travis
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Theo Travis has released eleven solo albums, largely as a band leader in the jazz genre, creating and arranging the majority of the material.
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On his albums as band leader, Theo Travis has played with numerous other jazz musicians.
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When he did so in 2015, he named his new band Theo Travis' Double Talk after the 2007 album.
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In 1993, Theo Travis worked alongside bassist Dave Sturt on the Jade Warrior album Distant Echoes - as they would again on that band's 2008 album NOW.
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In 2006, Theo Travis joined Soft Machine Legacy, a project based on personnel and works of the band Soft Machine, replacing the late reedsman Elton Dean.
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Theo Travis has worked extensively with Steven Wilson, performing on fifteen of his records and with Wilson mixing six of Theo Travis' releases.
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Theo 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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Theo Travis has worked with Harold Budd, Bass Communion, Burnt Friedman, Gong, No-Man, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Dave and Richard Sinclair, David Sylvian and David Gilmour.
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Theo Travis is of significance to the genres of jazz, ambient music and progressive rock.