Travis J

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Travis J is in high demand as a session musician and performer and has experience in a multitude of performance situations; from small café/lounge settings, to weddings and private functions and has played in contemporary outfits at major festivals

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Instrumental, Live Music, Musician Singers, Piano, Solo Musicians
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Brisbane
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1 performer

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Travis J - Feel Like Makin' Love (by Roberta Flack)
Travis J - Stompin' at the Savoy
Travis J - Mack the Knife

Biography

Travis J- Solo Guitarist, Pianist, Singer

Travis J is a Brisbane based guitarist, pianist, composer, arranger, teacher and performer. He has been studying and playing the guitar for 18 years and has an extensive knowledge of western music theory, as well as a keen interest in the music of other cultures. He is a prolific composer and multi-instrumentalist, having written and arranged music for a variety of circumstances including film music, video game sound tracks, small and large string ensemble arranging, big bands, and choir.
Travis is in high demand as a session musician and performer and has experience in a multitude of performance situations; from small café/lounge settings, to weddings and private functions and has played in contemporary outfits at major festivals such as the

Brisbane International Jazz Festival
Bellingen Jazz Festifal
Broadbeach Jazz Festival
Melbourne Jazz Festival
Mullum Music Festival
Island Vibe
Woodford Folk Festival
Big Day Out

Travis has also played alongside reputable Australian musicians such as James Morrison, John Morrison, Craig Scott, Ben
Hauptmann, Steve Russell and Jonathon Zwartz. Travis graduated in 2013 from the Jazz Music Institute with a Bachelor of
Music (BMus), studying guitar under Bruce Woodward and Ben Hauptmann and achieving the academic award for highest GPA three years running. Since graduating, Travis has conducted several clinics and masterclasses, in 2015, was one of two nominees in Queensland for the prestigious Freedman Jazz Fellowship, and has been accepted to lecture at the Queensland
Conservatorium Gold Coast Campus for 2016.