David Torkanowsky Présente Torkestra at Le Baiser Sale

As a pianist and bandleader, David Torkanowsky is equally adept at pushing the boundaries of jazz, funk, blues, and rhythm and blues. In addition to his solo projects, Torkanowsky has collaborated with numerous musical legends—Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Danny Barker, Earl Turbington, Tony DaGradi, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Dianne Reeves, Rickie Lee Jones, and Erroll Garner among them—earning his own legendary status."But," he says, "the real masters who educated me in the art of performance were cultivated right here in New Orleans.""The reason this music was born here is because it was the nexus of culture," Torkanowsky explains. "This is where the confluence of African and European music happened. That's what jazz is. So in my own education, I had a confluence of African rhythm and European melody and harmony in my own home... so maybe bringing that to the table is what made people say, 'Oh man, this white boy can play.'"...

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As a pianist and bandleader, David Torkanowsky is equally adept at pushing the boundaries of jazz, funk, blues, and rhythm and blues. In addition to his solo projects, Torkanowsky has collaborated with numerous musical legends—Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Danny Barker, Earl Turbington, Tony DaGradi, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Dianne Reeves, Rickie Lee Jones, and Erroll Garner among them—earning his own legendary status."But," he says, "the real masters who educated me in the art of performance were cultivated right here in New Orleans.""The reason this music was born here is because it was the nexus of culture," Torkanowsky explains. "This is where the confluence of African and European music happened. That's what jazz is. So in my own education, I had a confluence of African rhythm and European melody and harmony in my own home... so maybe bringing that to the table is what made people say, 'Oh man, this white boy can play.'"

En tant que pianiste et chef de groupe, David Torkanowsky est tout aussi à l'aise pour pousser les bords du jazz, du funk, du blues et du rhythm and blues. Outre ses projets solo, Torkanowsky a collaboré avec tant de légendes musicales - Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Danny Barker, Earl Turbington, Tony DaGradi, George Porter Jr., Zigaboo Modeliste, Dianne Reeves, Rickie Lee Jones et Errol Garner, parmi elles - qu'il jouit maintenant de sa propre patine légendaire.« Mais, dit-il, les vrais maîtres qui l'ont éduqué à l'art de la performance étaient cultivés ici même à la Nouvelle-Orléans ».« La raison pour laquelle cette musique est née ici est que c'était le lien de la culture », dit Torkanowsky. « C'est l'endroit où la confluence des musiques africaine et européenne a eu lieu. C'est ce qu'est le jazz. Donc, dans ma propre éducation, j'ai eu une confluence de rythme africain et de mélodie et d'harmonie européennes dans ma propre maison... alors peut-être qu'apporter cela à la table est ce qui a fait dire aux gens : « Oh man, this white boy can play. » 

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