Travis Shook

Travis Shook
Birth name	Larry Travis Shook
Born	(1969-03-10)March 10, 1969
Origin	Oroville, California, U.S.
Genres	Hard bop Jazz fusion Modal jazz Mainstream jazz Post bop
Instruments	Piano
Website	travisshook.com

Travis Shook (born March 10, 1969) is an American jazz pianist. He made his eponymous Columbia Records debut in a quartet that included Tony Williams and Bunky Green. He was born in Oroville, California. He received much critical acclaim for this first effort, but failed to hold on to the contract when Sony purged a large percentage of the Columbia jazz roster upon acquiring the label in 1993. After spending some time as a member of the Betty Carter Trio, he dropped out of the public eye for a number of years.

In 1993, Shook and his wife, jazz singer Veronica Nunn, started their own record label, Dead Horse Records, which has released four recordings to date. Shook grew up in Olympia, Washington, moved to New York City in the mid-1990s and currently resides in Woodstock, New York.

Selected discography

As leader

• Travis Shook (Columbia, 1993)
• Awake
• Travis Shook Plays Kurt Weill
• Travis Shook - Trio

As sideman

With Sonny Simmons

• American Jungle
• Reincarnation

With Veronica Nunn

• American Lullaby
• Standard Delivery
• The Art of Michael Franks

With Jay Thomas

• Rapture

With Skip Walker

• Tina's Contemplation

External links

• Official Website

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