Nick Travis

Nick Travis was an American jazz trumpeter.

Biography

Travis started playing professionally at age fifteen, performing during the early 1940s with Johnny McGhee, Vido Musso, Mitchell Ayres, and Woody Herman.
In 1944, he joined the military; after his World War II service he played with Ray McKinley, Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Ina Ray Hutton, Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke, Herman once more, Jerry Gray, Bob Chester, Elliot Lawrence, and Jimmy Dorsey. From 1953-56 he was a soloist in the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra.
He then became a session musician for NBC, and also performed with Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk.
Most of Travis's work was in big bands, but he also played in small ensembles with Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. He led one session for Victor Records in 1954.

In 1964, Travis died at age 38 as a result of complications from ulcers.

With Bob Brookmeyer

With Al Cohn

With Art Farmer

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Benny Golson

With Jimmy Giuffre

With Urbie Green

With Quincy Jones

With John Lewis

With Gerry Mulligan

With Mark Murphy

With Joe Newman

With Zoot Sims

With Own Quintet