Theo Travis' Double Talk
Theo - tenor and soprano saxes, flute, loops
Pete Whittaker - organ
Mike Outram - guitar
Roy Dodds - drums
2009
Weds Jan 21 - London - Cafe in the Crypt, St Martins - Trafalgar Square (020 7766 1158)
April
Sun 12 - London - Pizza Express, Dean St, W1 (0207 734 3220)
Fri 17 - Solihull, Arts Complex - Library Theatre (0121 704 6962)
Mon 20 - Bideford, Appledore, Devon - Beaver Arms, Irsha St (01237 421065)
Tues 21 - St Ives jazz - Western Hotel, Royal Square (01736 798061)
Weds 22 - Swansea - Jazzland swanseajazzland.co.uk 05602 494648/07802 912789
Travis and Fripp
Saturday 23 May. (4pm) - Coventry Cathedral. 1 Hill Top, Coventry, CV1 5AB (Tel: 024 7652/ 1200)
Wednesday 20 May - Wimborne Minster, Dorset 7.30 p.m
Thursday 21 May - Broad Chalke Church, Salisbury, Wiltshire 5.00 p.m.
Friday 22 May - Bishop's Cleeve, St Michael's Church, Cheltenham 7.00 p.m.
No tickets are required for any of the concerts other than Coventry Cathedral, although people attending are asked to make a donation to the relevant Church restoration fund.
Theo Travis - soprano sax, alto flute, electronics
Robert Fripp - Guitar, Guitar Soundscapes
Exclusive UK festival appearance in the glorious setting of Coventry Cathedral as part of Coventry Jazz Festival coventryjazzfestival.com.
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"...this is spiritual, deeply felt music you don’t have to own a kaftan to enjoy" Mojo
"[Fripp] sticks to tones that are pure and perfectly match Travis’ lovely wind playing. Now, if only they’d do this stuff live..." BBC.co.uk
Cipher Tour May 2009 (see website for more details)
Fri 1 (7.30pm) Newark - Palace Theatre, Appletongate (01636 655755)
Sun 3 (2 pm) London - Phoenix cinema, 52 High Rd, E Finchley (0208 444 6789 ) phoenixcinema.co.uk
Sun 10 (6.45pm) Northampton - Forum,. Billing Brook Rd (01604 624811)
Fri 15 Loughborough - Reel Cinema, 7 Cattle Market (0870 8010870)
Weds 27 (8pm) Sheffield - Showroom, 7 Paternoster Row ( 0114 221 0239)
Thurs 28 Nottingham -Broadway, 14 Broad St (0115 9526611)
Gong
Daevid Allen, Steve Hillage (yes indeed!), Gilli Smyth, Miquette Giraudy, Theo Travis, Mike Howlett/Dave Sturt, Chris Taylor
Summer dates
Fri 05 Jun - Italy, Fasano (Brindisi)- Fasano Jazz Festival fasanojazz.it
Fri 12 Jun - Norway, Trondheim, Blaest - + Steve Hillage Band
Sat 13 Jun - Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller - + Steve Hillage Band
Fri 19 Jun - USA, Bethlehem, PA, Zoeliner Arts Centre, Nearfest - + Steve Hillage Band THE US indoor Prog-fest, also with Van der Graaf Generator and PFM. The first Steve Hillage Band gig in the US for 30 years and the first Gong one since 2000 - there will not be any other US dates on this trip.
Sat 20 Jun - USA, Bethlehem, PA, Zoeliner Arts Centre, Nearfest
Sun 28 Jun - UK, Glastonbury Festival, Glade Stage - + Steve Hillage Band
The grandmother of Music Festivals. One of the mainstage headliners are Blur
Fri 10 Jul - UK, Kent, Nr. Canterbury, Lounge on the Farm Festival - + Steve Hillage Band Friendly Kentish Festival. Early bird tickets available.
Thr 16 Jul - Germany, Bochum, Zeche - Kartenhaus.de (01805 9690000)
Fri 17 Jul - Germany, Berg Herzburg Festival - Famous 4 day (16th-19th) event. With Roger McGuinn, Eric Burdon, Keith Emerson Band and The Original Wailers - all in a nice wooded setting. burgherzberg-festival.de
Sat 18 Jul - Belgium, Dour Festival - Big four day (16th-19th) Festival in it's 21st year. With Aphex Twin, Mercury Rev and another 198 acts!
Fri 24 Jul - Japan, Naeba Ski Resort, Fuji Rock Festival, Orange Court Stage - THE' Japanese Festival. 3 day (24th-26th) extravaganza
Thur 06 Aug - UK, Blackpool, Winter Gardens, Rebellion Festival www.rebellionfestivals.com. Punk festival with Killing Joke, The Damned, UK Subs and Sick on the Bus (!)
Sun 09 Aug - UK, The Big Chill Festival - 15th Big Chill weekend festival. David Byrne, Orbital, Lamb. plus the one and only Pharoah Sanders.
Fri 14 Aug - Germany, Bad Doberan (near Rostock), Zappanale - 3 day indoor Festival Zappa related bands and more inc. the Grandmothers and Acid Mothers Temple.zappanale.de
Sat 15 Aug - Germany, Bad Doberan (near Rostock), Zappanale + Steve Hillage Band zappanale.de
GONG November UK Tour
Tickets for all shows except Leamington Spa and Exeter are available from artistticket.com, otherwise see below.
Thur 19 Nov - Bristol, O2 Academy (08444 772 000)
Fri 20 Nov - Exeter, The Lemon Grove Cornwall House, St Germans Rd, Uni EX4 6TG (01392 263 518)
Sat 21 Nov - Manchester, Academy 2 (0161 832 1111)
Sun 22 Nov - Edinburgh, HMV Picturehouse (0844 847 1740)
Mon 23 Nov - Sheffield, Leadmill (08700 600 100)
Wed 25 Nov - Leamington, Spa Assembly (01926 523 001)
Thur 26 Nov - Cambridge, Corn Exchange (01223 357 851)
Fri 27 Nov - London, HMV Kentish Town Forum (08448 472 405)
Sat 28 Nov - Oxford, Regal Theatre - (08700 600 100)
Sun 29 Nov - Brighton, Corn Exchange - (01273 709 709)
Soft Machine Legacy
Soft Machine Legacy
John Etheridge(gtr), Theo Travis (tenor/sop saxes,flute,loops),John Marshall (drms) and since the sad passing of Hugh Hopper, bass will be played by Fred Baker (Feb dates) and Roy Babbington (October dates)
4 Feb Rome- Stazione Birra
5 Feb Trescore Balneario (Brescia) - Teatro Nuovo
6 Feb Forli - Naima Club
13 Oct Belgium -Verviers, Spirit of 66
14 Oct Germany - Dortmund, Musiktheater Piano
15.Oct Netherlands -Amstelveen, P60
17 Oct Germany - Flensburg, Roxy
18 Oct Germany -Oldenburg, Kulturzentrum PFL
20 Oct Germany - Nürnberg, Hirsch
22 Oct Austria - Linz, Posthof
23 Oct Germany - Habach, Village
24 Oct Germany -Immenstadt, Rainbow
25 Oct Geramany - Remchingen, Kulturhalle
26 Oct Switzerland - Zürich, Moods
28 Oct Germany - Mainz, Frankfurter Hof
29 Oct Germany - Stuttgart, BIX
Other gigs:
Jan 18 - Rochester, The Eagle Tavern, High St, Rochester (free entry). with Marc Parnell (drums) , Alex Keen (double bass) and Neil Angilley (piano).
Jan 19 - London, Coach and Horses, Isleworth. Theo plays jazz standards with John Etheridge, Trevor Tomkins and full band.
Jan 24 and 25 - Berlin, Germany - Literature Festival. Jonathan Coe reads from his novel "The Rain Before it falls" whilst Theo, whose music inspired parts of the book, performs solo on the alto flute.
Feb 2 - Amsterdam, Paradiso club . Tonefloat evening featuring Theo in a solo performance, also Fear Falls Burning and Sand Snowman , see www.tonefloat.com
Feb 19 (5.30 pm) - London - National Theatre Foyer, South Bank SE1 (free entry). Duo gig with looping bassist extraordinaire Steve Lawson.
Feb 25 - London - The Green Man, Great Portland St. with John Etheridge (gtr), Pete Whittaker (organ), Mark Fletcher (dr)
Feb 26 Cambridge - The Junction. Theo guests with John Etheridge's Zappatistas playing the music of Frank Zappa
Mar 1 - Bath, Literature Festival. 5.30-6.30pm, Guildhall. Billed as "Words and Music: The Rain Before It Falls. This year’s Bath Big Read novelist, Jonathan Coe, introduces the musician whose music inspired the writing of The Rain Before It Falls. Flautist Theo Travis plays to extracts from the novel read by actor Stephanie Cole."
Mar 22 - London, 606 Club 90 Lots Rd, Chelsea - with USA singer bassist John Lester
Mar 26 - Bath, St James' Wine Vaults. Theo joins local trio for straight ahead jazz standards gig at this great club (07732 969245)
March 30 - Verviers, Belgium - Spirit of 66 - Tonefloat evening featuring Theo in a solo performance, also Fear Falls Burning and Sand Snowman
March 31 - Germany, Bielefeld - Movie club. Tonefloat evening featuring Theo in a solo performance, also Fear Falls Burning and Sand Snowman
April 1 - Tilburg, Netherlands - Tonefloat evening featuring Theo in a solo performance, also with Fear Falls Burning and Sand Snowman
Sept 13 - Rochester - The Eagle Tavern, High St (1 pm/ free) Theo tears it up with his powerhouse jazz quartet featuring Marc Parnell (drums), Alex Keen (double bass) and David Beebee (piano)
Sept 14 - London - The Coach and Horses, 183 London Road, Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 5BQ 8.30 pm (08721 077 077) Theo plays jazz standards with top London jazzers Phil Lee (guitar), John Horler (piano), Jeff Clyne (bass) and Trevor Tomkins (drums)
Sept 19 - Harrogate - The Crown Hotel, Crown Place, North Yorkshire HG1 2RZ (01423 567755) Theo performs a set with Dave Sturt (Cipher/Gong) and Bill Nelson -legendary guitarist and composer of Be-Bop Deluxe fame - in a group called "Orchestra Futura" - contemporary improvisations and electronica. Expect the Unexpected!
bottom photo : Soft Machine Legacy live. Coventry. (l-r) John Etheridge, Theo Travis, John Marshall, Hugh Hopper
