Dr. Heath is Assistant Professor of Trumpet at Northeastern Illinois University where he teaches Applied Lessons, Brass Methods, and conducts the Brass Ensembles.
Equally at home with classical and jazz genres, Dr. Heath’s international performances have included solo works, big band, and chamber music. Prof. Heath has been a soloist with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra and Metropolis Ensemble, and performed frequently with the Brevard Symphony Orchestra and Orlando Philharmonic. Dr. Heath has performed commercially at Universal Studios and for the Walt Disney World Co., and played lead trumpet with Nashville based touring groups such as Truth and the American Rhapsody Orchestra celebrating the George and Ira Gershwin centennial. Dr. Heath played lead trumpet for Ray Charles on two different PBS broadcasts. Dr. Heath performs around the globe with the Brass Roots Trio and Crescendo Brass, including recently Fukui Japan, Banff Canada, the Guinness Jazz festival in Cork, Ireland, Oxford University, and St. James Piccadilly. Prof. Heath can also be heard on the Naxos, BRT, and Mark recording labels.
Dr. Heath’s primary teachers include John Almeida, William “Prof” Fielder, and Dr. Scott Whitener. Travis earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Rutgers University, Mason Gross School of the Arts. Dr. Heath was a guest lecturer and performer at the 2006 International Trumpet Guild Conference and currently has a book in progress “Teaching the Technique of the Trumpet’s High Register: Advanced Pedagogy & Exercise.”
Sites of Interest
http://www.brassrootstrio.com
