Travis LaPlante http://travislaplante.com/

Travis Laplante is a composer, improviser, and saxophonist. Laplante leads the acclaimed tenor saxophone quartet Battle Trance, as well as Subtle Degrees, his duo with drummer Gerald Cleaver. Recently, Laplante has composed long-form works for new music ensembles such as the JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, and the ~Nois Saxophone Quartet. Laplante is also known for his raw solo saxophone concerts and being a member of the avant-garde quartet Little Women.

He has performed and / or recorded with Tyshawn Sorey, Caroline Shaw, Tyondai Braxton, Ches Smith, Peter Evans, Sō Percussion, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, International Contemporary Ensemble, Michael Formanek, Darius Jones, Mat Maneri, Julia Bullock, and Matt Mitchell, among others. Laplante has released 13 critically acclaimed albums as a leader or co-leader on New Amsterdam Records, Aum Fidelity, Skirl, Tripticks Tapes, Out of Your Head Records, New Focus Recordings, and NNA Tapes.

Laplante has toured his music extensively and has appeared at many major international festivals such as The Moers Festival (Germany), Jazz Jantar (Poland), Saalfelden (Austria), Jazz em Agosto (Portugal), Earshot (Seattle), Hopscotch (North Carolina), and the NYC Winter JazzFest.

As a composer, Laplante has been commissioned by the Lucerne Festival (Switzerland), the JACK Quartet, Roulette Intermedium, Yarn/Wire, the Yellow Barn Music Festival, the MATA festival, and The Jerome Foundation.

Travis Laplante: 'The Golden Lock' Album Release & Three World Premieres

Thursday, October 3, 2024 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
Roulette Intermedium, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Travis LaplanteString Quartet No. 1 (world premiere)
Travis LaplanteNo Distance (world premiere; for 2 vibraphones & 4 percussionists)
Travis LaplanteA Room With No Walls (world premiere; for piano & saxophone)

$25 advance, $30 doors ($20 student/senior 65+ with ID)

MATA Festival: International Contemporary Ensemble

Friday, May 6, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (EDT)
National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Christian DimpkerN. 11 String quartet I (US premiere)
Francisco del PinoUn pez dorado (for clarinet quartet; world premiere)
Shuyu LinIn the Station of the Metro (for alto, alto flute, & viola; NY premiere)
John AulichGreen, or beautiful in green (for trombone & percussion; US premiere)
Travis LaplanteThe Obvious Place (for solo tenor saxophone; NY premiere)
Piyawat LouilarpprasertDouble Shuttering Sprinters (for violin & cello; NY premiere)
Wajdi Abou Diaba tune for Amer's Horn (for French horn, piano, & double bass; world premiere)

$25