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Brian Q.Torff is a bassist, songwriter, composer and educator. His album, 'Run With Scissors,' features his music in a 'Delta Electric' style, combining vintage southern style instruments with drum machines.
After a career as a jazz bassist and composer that began in the mid 1970s, Brian Torff now creates music as a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He has played with Frank Sinatra, George Shearing, Mary Lou Williams, Erroll Garner, Stephane Grappelli, and Marian McPartland among others.
As an author and Professor of Music at Fairfield University, Brian Torff combines his music history and Civil Rights research trips to the Deep South with dynamic songs that tell an American story. “We need to create new musical categories,” says Torff, “and I hope our music is a soundtrack to an American road trip, past and present.”
Brian Q. Torff’s unique approach is his bring-the-past-forward songwriting, laced with vocals, harmonica, slide guitar, and vintage keyboards.
6 de feb. de 2010 · Brian Torff is a widely experienced jazz bassist who has recorded and played with numerous greats, including violinist Stephane Grappelli, clarinetist Benny Goodman, singers Frank Sinatra and Mel Torme, and pianists George Shearing, Marian McPartland, Mary Lou Williams and Erroll Garner.
Brian Q. Torff biography. Brian Q. Torff has travelled many miles, from Illinois blues and rock bands to backing Frank Sinatra and playing blistering bass solos with jazz pianist George...
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