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Theo Travis Double Talk
Equally acclaimed in straight-ahead jazz settings, progressive rock bands and experimental ambient music, Theo Travis has an international reputation as one of the brightest stars on the contemporary jazz scene. His many musical interests come together in this distinctive project. Described on BBC Radio 2 as "One of the very best young tenor saxophonists of this or any other jazz generation in Britain, he has appeared on over 170 albums and played at Ronnie Scotts in London over 70 times. Theo Travis has worked with Soft Machine, Robert Fripp, David Gilmour, David Sylvian, Steven Wilson, John Etheridge, Gong and Keith Tippett. He has performed all over the world including the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Scandinavia and the UK. Theo has released 2 albums with Double Talk, both critically and popularly acclaimed.
The band features Theos emotional tenor and soprano saxes and flute, the soulful hammond organ playing of Pete Whittaker, the explosive guitar solos of Mike Outram and the powerhouse drumming of Nic France. This will be an evening of passionate music and haunting instrumental songs from one of Britains top saxophonists and flautists and his band. Dont miss!
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As a saxophonist, Travis can bridge swing-sax romanticism, Ronnie Laws funkiness, or a little of Andy Sheppards quirky, asymmetrical phrasing. As a flautist who sparingly deploys hypnotic electronic assistance, he can be as poetically minimalist as any ECM Records star. But he can be a headlong groover too, and theres plenty of that on the Double Talk project, with its fierce organ-blasting, driving guitar soloing from the gifted Mike Outram, and no-prisoners drumming from the excellent Nic France Jazz UK
Line Up: Theo Travis Tenor and soprano saxes, flutes, Mike Outram Guitar, Pete Whittaker Hammond organ & Nic France Drums, Percussion