Researching Nick Travis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3513 people with the Travis surname? In that year Travis was ranked number 1192 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Nick means "Form of NICHOLAS. Victory of the People" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Nick Travis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Nick Travis and the Travis Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 3745 people with the Travis surname in the UK? Travis is now ranked number 1524 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 42535 people with the Travis surname in the USA? Travis is ranked number 143 for popularity in the USA. |
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Nick Travis
Nick Travis (b. Nov. 16, 1925, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - d. Oct. 7, 1964, New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Travis started playing professionally at age 15, playing in the early 1940s with Johnny McGhee, Vido Musso (1942), Mitchell Ayres, and Woody Herman (1942–44). In 1944 he joined the military; after his service he played with Ray McKinley (1946–50, intermittent), Benny Goodman (1948–49), Gene Krupa, Ina Ray Hutton, Tommy Dorsey, Tex Beneke, Herman once more (1950–51), Jerry Gray, Bob Chester, Elliot Lawrence, and Jimmy Dorsey (1952–53). From 1953-56 he was a soloist in the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. After this he became a session musician for NBC, but played with Gerry Mulligan (1960–62) and Thelonious Monk (1963, at Lincoln Center).
Most of Travis's work was in big bands, but he also played in small ensembles with Al Cohn (1953) and Zoot Sims (1956). He led one session for Victor Records in 1954.
In 1964, Travis died at age 38 as a result of complications from ulcers.
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