Theo Travis (Birmingham, 7 juli 1964) is een Brits saxofonist en dwarsfluitist. Hij studeerde aan de Universiteit van Manchester. Hij is niet zo bekend als soloartiest, maar heeft meegespeeld op albums en optredens van bands van diverse pluimage. Hij heeft gespeeld met Gong, Porcupine Tree, The Tangent, Bass Communion, No-man, David Sylvian, Burnt Friedman , Dave and Richard Sinclair. Daarnaast is hij vast lid van de band Cipher en verving hij in Soft Machine Legacy de saxofonist Elton Dean na diens overlijden.

Prijzen
Travis' album View From the Edge kwam in 1994 als beste uit de bus in de categorie British Jazz, bij een onderzoek gehouden onder recensenten en lezers van Jazz on CD.

Discografie
Double Talk (33 Jazz) - 2007
Eleven Bowls of Acidophilus Flute Salad (Tonefoat/C) - 2006
Earth to Ether (33Jazz) - 2004
Steve Lawson/Theo Travis: For the Love of Open Spaces (Pillow Mountain) - 2003
Slow Life (Ether Sounds) - 2003
Theo Travis/Mark Hewins: Guerrilla Music (Burning Shed) - 2002
Burning Shed Records: Sampler Two -  Travis / Hewins track "Slow Life" (Burning Shed) - 2002
Heart of the Sun - 2001
Passion Dance - Live at Ronnie's - 1999
Marshall Travis Wood: Bodywork (33Jazz) - 1998
Secret Island (33Jazz) - 1996
View From the Edge (33Jazz) - 1994 ("Best British Jazz CD 1994")
 2 AM - 1993

Collaborations
Jade Warrior : NOW - 2008
Robert Fripp : Thread - 2008
The Tangent: Not as Good as the Book (Inside Out) - 2008
No-man: Schoolyard Ghosts (Kscope/Snapper Music) - 2008
Bass Communion: Pacific Codex (Headphone Dust) - 2008
Cary Grace: Where You Go (Door 13 Music) - 2007
The Tangent: A Place in the Queue (Inside Out) - 2006
John Lester: So Many Reasons (Midnite Cafe) - 2006
Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream (Special Edition 2 cd set) (Lava/Atlantic) - 2006
Cipher: Elemental Forces (Burning Shed) - 2005
Nine Horses: (David Sylvian/Steve Jansen/Burnt Friedman) Snow Bourne Sorrow - (SamadhiSound) - 2005
Bass Communion: Indicates Void (Tonefloat) - 2005
A Marble Calm: Surfacing (Burning Shed) - 2004
The Tangent: The World That We Drive Through (Inside Out) - 2004
Steven Wilson:  Unreleased Electronic Music Volume 1 (Headphone Dust) - 2004
Bass Communion: Ghosts on magnetic tape (Headphone Dust) - 2004
Tito Lopez Combo: Still Smokin''' (Tito's Records) - 2004
Karen Lane: Taste - 2004
David Sinclair: Into the Sun - 2003
David Sinclair: Full Circle - 2003
Uri Geller: Meditations (Forkbender) - 2003
Uri Geller: Words of Courage and Inspiration (Forkbender) - 2003
Darkroom: Remixes - 2003
Porcupine Tree: The Sky Moves Sideways (Reissue) (Delerium) - 2003
House of Thandoy: House of Thandoy - 2003
Harbans Srih's Vybesmen: Harbans Srih's Vybesmen (Tito Records) - 2003
Bass Communion: / Various Bass Communion remixed (Headphone Dust) - 2003
No-man: All that you are (Hidden Art ep) - 2003
Aphratec: The Discerning Dancefloor - Volume One "All Things" track on vinyl compilation  album (Care in the Community Records).
Cipher: One Who Whispers (Gliss) - 2002
Gong: OK Friends  (Gas) - 2002
Gong: From Here to Eternity (2 cd reissue)  (Snapper) - 2002
Gong: High above the Subterranea - live dvd (Snapper) - 2002
Inconnu: Les Pensees de Nos Reves (ep) (Over Records) - 2002
Akiko Kobayashi: Beloved (Warner Japan) - 2001
Anja Garbarek: Smiling and Waving (Virgin Norway) - 2001
Jansen Barbieri Karn (JBK): Playing in a room with people (Medium) - 2001  - (livealbum)
Porcupine Tree: Recordings (Kscope/Snapper) - 2001
Bass Communion: Bass Communion 3 (Burning Shed) - 2001
Recreator: Solar Sahara (FMR) - 2001
No-man: Lost Songs, Volume One (Burning Shed) - 2001
No-man: Returning Jesus (3rd Stone) - 2001
Rod Blake: Blake (Candid) - 2001
Tito Lopez Combo: Tito Rides In (Acid Jazz)  - 2001
Gong: Zero to Infinity (Snapper music) - 2000
Gong: Live to Infinitea (Snapper music) - 2000
Bass Communion: Invisible Soundtracks Macro 3 compilation (Leaf) - 2000 ("Quantico" track )
Bass Communion: "Drugged" remix on Silver Apples Remix CD (3rd Stone) - 2000
Porcupine Tree: Stranger by the minute/Even Less(pt 2) (single, Kscope) - 2000
Cipher:  Hidden Art compilation  (Hidden Art) - 2000  - (exclusive Cipher track "The Lodger pt 2")
Jansen Barbieri Karn: Medium sampler. (Medium) - 2000 - (live track "Life without buildings").
Pulse Remix CD: DJ Spooky and Steve Jansen tracks (Medium) - 2000
Porcupine Tree: Stupid Dream (Kscope) - 1999
Porcupine Tree: Piano Lessons/ Ambulance Chasing (Kscope) - 1999  - single
Various: The Sky Goes All The Way Home. (Voiceprint) - 1999 - (Cipher and No-Man tracks)
Bass Communion: Bass Communion 2 (Hidden Art) - 1999
Yukihiro Takahashi/Steve Jansen: Pulse (Con - Sipio) - 1999
Cipher: No Ordinary Man (Hidden Art) - 1999
Jansen Barbieri Karn: _ism (Medium) - 1998
Masami Tsuchiya: Forest People (Polygram/ Cross) - 1998
Bass Communion: Bass Communion (3rd Stone Records) - 1998
Indigo Falls: Indigo Falls (Medium Productions) - 1998Velvet Smooth Moods 2 (Jazz FM Records) - 1998 - track on compilation
The Great Unknown: It's out there (Infinity records) - 1998
Sugizo: Truth (Polygram/Cross) - 1997
Ute: Under The External (track - 'three breaths') Id/Mercury(Polygram) - 1997
Dick Heckstall-Smith: Celtic Steppes (33 Records) - 1996
Gaddy Zerbib: Gaddy Zerbib (Zerbib) - 1996
Jive Nation: Under African Skies (Bridge Records) - 1996
The Other Side: Dangerous Days (Bridge Records) - 1994
Jade Warrior: Distant Echoes'' (Red Hot) - 1993

Externe links
Official Site
Bio at TheoTravis.com
All Music
Cipher

Brits fluitist
Brits saxofonist