| Nick Travis | |
| Birth Date: | November 16, 1925 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | October 7, 1964 |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Genre: | jazz |
| Instrument: | Trumpet |
| Years Active: | 1940 - 1964 |
Nick Travis (November 16, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 7, 1964, in New York City) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Travis started playing professionally at age fifteen, performing during the early 1940s with Johnny McGhee, Vido Musso (1942), Mitchell Ayres, and Woody Herman (1942–44).
In 1944, he joined the military; after his World War II 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.
He then became a session musician for NBC, and also performed 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.
With Bob Brookmeyer
With Al Cohn
With Art Farmer
With Dizzy Gillespie
With Benny Golson
With Jimmy Giuffre
With Urbie Green
With Quincy Jones
With John Lewis
With Gerry Mulligan
With Mark Murphy
With Joe Newman
With Zoot Sims
With Own Quintet