Joe Travers
Acting • Born 1968-08-20
Biography
Grammy award winner Joe Travers has been playing drums in the Los Angeles area for twenty-five years. A Berklee College Of Music graduate, Joe moved to LA in 1992 and by March 1993 he had landed the gig with Dweezil & Ahmet Zappa's group "Z". Since then Joe has gone on to play for many acts over the years including Duran Duran, Lisa Loeb, Rich Robinson (The Black Crowes), Billy Idol, Zappa Plays Zappa and Eric Johnson. When Joe is not on the road, he spends his time being the "Vaultmeister" for the Zappa Family Trust. This entails being in charge of archiving and preserving the legacy of legend Frank Zappa, working closely with the Trust co-producing and supervising future projects. Joe continues to play with The Mike Keneally Band, and most recently will be touring with guitar legend Joe Satriani.
Filmography
10 credits
Frank Zappa: Phase II - The Big Note
Movie • 2002
Self
Frank Zappa: The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die
Movie • 2000
Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Movie • 2007
Self
Zappa
Movie • 2020
Self
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out!
Movie • 2021
Self
Frank Zappa – Summer '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily
Movie • 2014
Himself
Mike Keneally Band: Bakin' @ The Potato!
Movie • 2011
Himself
Zappa Plays Zappa
Movie • 2007
Himself
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self
Classic Albums
TV • 1997
Self - Drummer, The Zappa Band