Travis Laplante
Travis Laplante is an American rock and jazz musician ( saxophone , keyboard ) and composer .
Laplante had a trio with Michael Formanek and Gerald Cleaver in the early 2000s ; he was also a member of the underground rock bands Extra Life and Skeletons . Laplante worked during his career a. a. with Anthony Braxton , Mark Dresser , Mat Maneri , Trevor Dunn , Peter Evans , Matt Wilson , David Liebman , Dennis González and George Garzone . He was with Darius Jones co-leader of the formation Little Women , with whom he presented an album for AUM Fidelity after a first EP . In 2017 he played in a quartet with Ingrid Laubrock , Tom Rainey and Randy Peterson , in 2018 in a duo with Gerald Cleaver. In 2012 he recorded the album Heart Protector with his own compositions under his own name . Laplante lives in Brooklyn .
In the New York Times, Nate Chinen praised Laplantes " tremendous technical control [...], splinterng notes as if through a prism, using circular-breathing for purposes of hypnotism. "
Discographic notes
- Extra Life: Made Flesh (2010)
- Little Women: Teeth on Sockets (2008)
- Little Women: Throat (2009)
Web links
- Web presence
- Portrait side
- Travis Laplante at Allmusic (English)
- Little Women at Allmusic (English)
- Travis Laplante at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discussion at ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. All about jazz
- ↑ Information from AUM Fidelity
- ↑ Information at it looks like its open (2012)
- ^ Review of the album Heart Protector in NYTimes
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laplante, Travis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | LaPlante, Travis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |