Travis Alford is a composer and trumpeter interested in the cross-section between composition and improvisation, the rhythmic intricacies of jazz and rock within the context of contemporary classical music, and art born of creative collaboration. He lives with his wife, Lauren, their son, Owen, and their dog, Toby.
Discipline:
Music Composition
Travis Alford
Discipline:
Music Composition
Region: Clayton, NC
MacDowell Fellowships: 2016
More:
www.travisalford.com
Studios
Irving Fine
Travis Alford worked in the Irving Fine studio.
Youngstown Studio was given to MacDowell by friends of Miss Myra McKeown in Youngstown, OH, where she promoted both art and music. It was renamed Irving Fine Studio in 1972 in honor of Irving Fine, a distinguished composer, conductor, and teacher who was a MacDowell Fellow during the 1940s and 1950s. The simple interior of the studio…