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American keyboardist, producer, composer and bandleader from New Orleans, LA.
Born: 12 September 1956 in New Orleans, LA.
Son of conductor Werner Torkanowsky.
ALBUMS
David Paquette (2), Dave Torkanowsky
The Duo Series
2001, CD, Comp, Bring It On Records
The New Orleans C.A.C. Jazz Orchestra With Johnny Adams, Germaine Bazzle & George French (2) Conducted By David Torkanowsky*
Mood Indigo
1997, CD, Album, Rounder Records, 
,
, Big Band/Vocal
David Torkanowsky*
Steppin' Out
1989, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Luther Kent & Trick Bag Featuring James Rivers And David Torkanowsky*
It's In The Bag
1981, ,
, Louisiana Blues
Zachary Richard
Gombo
2017, CD, Album, RZ Records (2), 
,
, Folk Rock/Blues Rock
Stanton Moore
With You In Mind
2017, CD, 
,
, Funk
Zachary Richard
Last Kiss
2009
Zachary Richard, Francis Cabrel
La Promesse Cassée
2007, CD, Single, Promo, Musicor
Zachary Richard
Lumière Dans Le Noir
2007, CD, ,
, Cajun/Chanson/Zydeco
Dorothy Doring
Southern Exposure
2005, CD, Album, Quarter Note Records, ,
, Smooth Jazz
Various
Jazz: The Language Of New Orleans, Volume 2
1997, CD, Album, Comp, Louisiana Red Hot Records
Dianne Reeves
When I Cry
1997, CD, Mini, Single, Blue Note, 
,
, Soundtrack
Various
Harold Battiste Presents Next Generation
1996, CD, A.F.O. Records
Dianne Reeves
The Grand Encounter
1996
Johnny Adams
The Verdict
1995, CD,
Steve Masakowski
Direct AXEcess
1995, CD,
Steve Masakowski
What It Was
1994
The Neville Brothers
Nevillization Live
1993
Irma Thomas
True Believer
1992, CD, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul
The Neville Brothers
Live At Tipitina's Volume II
1990
Ellis Marsalis
A Night At Snug Harbor, New Orleans
1990, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Steve Masakowski
Mars
1988
The Neville Brothers
Nevillization II: Live At Tipitina's
1987
The James Rivers Quartet
The Dallas Sessions
1985, LP, Spindletop Records
Eddie Harris, Ellis Marsalis
Homecoming
1985, ,
, Jazz-Funk
Masakowski* - Liebman*
Mars
1983
Astral Project
VooDooBop
1999, CD, Album, Compass Records, ,
, Hard Bop
Various
Jingle Blues
1998, CD, Comp, House Of Blues, ,
, Holiday
Astral Project
Elevado
1998, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Astral Project
New Orleans La.
1995, CD, Album, Not On Label (Astral Project (3) Self-released)
APPEARANCES +
Eric Benny Bloom
Late Bloomer
2024, LP, Album, Ltd, Rootin' Tootin' Records
Lassy* - Eskola*
Nordic Stew
2024
Bruno de Almeida
Cinema Imaginado (Volume 1)
2022, CD, Album, Ltd, BAMusic
Dr. John
Things Happen That Way
2022
Tommy McLain
I Ran Down Every Dream
2022, Vinyl Emerald
Herlin Riley
Perpetual Optimism
2019, CD, Mack Avenue,
Sasha Masakowski
Art Market
2018, CD, Album, Ropeadope Records
Various
20 Jahre New Orleans Festival
2018, CD, Comp, Inns' Bruck, 
Maria Muldaur
Don't You Feel My Leg (The Naughty Bawdy Blues Of Blue Lu Barker)
2018
Derek Smalls
Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing)
2018, Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media 180g, ,
, Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Parody
Kermit Ruffins With The Rebirth Brass Band*
Throwback
2018
Hugh Coltman
Who's Happy?
2018, CD, ,
, Big Band
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
My Future Is My Past
2018
Zachary Richard
Attakapas : The Cajun Story
2017, DVDr, Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Rickie Lee Jones
The Other Side Of Desire
2015, CD Digipak,
The Weepies
Sirens
2015, Vinyl Purple, 160g, ,
, Indie Rock/Pop Rock/Folk
John Oates
Good Road To Follow
2014, 3xCD, Album, PS Records (4), Elektra Nashville,
Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin' Featuring The Legendary Dr. John
Decisions
2014, CD, Album + DVD, Album, Silver Talon
Tonya Boyd-Cannon
Muzic Is Life
2014, CD, Album, TBC Muzik Group
Stanton Moore
Conversations
2014
Carsie Blanton
Not Old, Not New
2014
Chuck Perkins
A Lovesong For Nola
2012
Dayna Kurtz
Secret Canon Vol. 1
2012
Jerry Douglas
Traveler
2012
Ana Popovic*
Unconditional
2011, CD, ,
, Blues Rock
Harold Battiste
The Sounds Of Harold's Horn
2010, CD, Comp, A.F.O. Records
Shane Theriot
Dirty Power
2009, CD, Album, Shose Records
John Boutté
Good Neighbor
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
Paul Sanchez
Exit To Mystery Street
2008, CD, Album, Not On Label
Irma Thomas
Simply Grand
2008, CD Advance,
Jerry Douglas
Glide
2008
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
Down In New Orleans
2008
Amanda Shaw
Pretty Runs Out
2008
Harry Shearer
Songs Pointed & Pointless
2007, CD, Album, Courgette Records
Ani DiFranco
Canon
2007
Girl Authority
Road Trip
2007, CD, DVD,
Johnny Adams
The Great Johnny Adams R&B Album
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Rounder Records
Irma Thomas
After The Rain
2006, CD,
Maria Muldaur
Sings Love Songs Of Bob Dylan - Heart Of Mine
2006
Neal Caine With Ned Goold / Stephen Riley / Jason Marsalis
Backstabber's Ball
2005, CD, Album, Smalls Records
Benny Grunch & The Bunch
The 12 Yats of Christmas
2005, CD, Comp, Benjie Records
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
2005
World Leader Pretend
Punches
2005
Various
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans
2004, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Shout! Factory, ,
, Zydeco/Rhythm & Blues/Cajun
Boney James
Pure
2004, CD Gatefold Sleeve, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening
Tangle Eye
Alan Lomax's Southern Journey Remixed
2004, ,
, Bayou Funk/Louisiana Blues
Various
JVC Jazz Festival 2003
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Bros. Records,
Gary Hirstius
Down River
2003, CD, Album, Radionic Records
Various
Blues On Blonde On Blonde
2003
Anders Osborne & Big Chief Monk Boudreaux*
Bury The Hatchet
2002, CD, Album, Shanachie
Al Jarreau
All I Got
2002, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Fusion
Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
The Legacy Lives On
2001, CD, Album, Tuxedo Records (6), ,
, Dixieland
Irma Thomas
If You Want It Come And Get It
2001, CD, 
,
, Soul
Kermit Ruffins
1533 St. Philip Street
2001, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Boney James
Ride
2001, CD, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening
Various
20 Years - WWOZ On CD - The Sounds Of New Orleans Fall 2000 - Vol. 14
2000, CD, Promo, Friends of WWOZ, Inc.
Zigaboo Modeliste*
Zigaboo.com
2000, CD, Album, JZM Records, ,
, Bayou Funk/Funk
Bob French's Original Tuxedo Jazz Band
Livin' The Legacy
2000
Maria Muldaur
Music For Lovers
2000
Boney James, Rick Braun
Shake It Up
2000, Cassette, ,
, Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Telarc's Got The Blues
1999, CD, ,
, Chicago Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Bob James
Joy Ride
1999, CD, ,
, Fusion/Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Norman Brown
Celebration
1999
Boney James
Body Language
1999, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Various
Blue Box2 (The Finest In Jazz Vocalists)
1998, 4xCD, Comp, Sli, Blue Note, EMI Music Canada,
Carl Weathersby
Restless Feeling
1998, HDCD, Album, Evidence (5)
Junior Wells
Keep On Steppin': The Best Of Junior Wells
1998, CD Surround Sound, ,
, Electric Blues
Various
A Chicago Blues Tour
1998, CD, ,
, Chicago Blues/Electric Blues
Johnny Adams
Man Of My Word
1998
Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson
Sing It!
1998
Guitar Shorty
Roll Over, Baby
1998, CD, ,
, Texas Blues/Electric Blues
Phillip Walker
I Got A Sweet Tooth
1998
Various
Women In Blue No. V
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Blue Note, Blue Note
Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, Tracy Nelson
I Want To Do Everything For You
1997, CD, Single, Promo, Rounder Records, ,
, Ballad
Carl Weathersby
Looking Out My Window
1997, HDCD, Album, Evidence (5), ,
, Modern Electric Blues/Chicago Blues
Various
A Celebration Of Blues - Great Louisiana Blues
1997, CD, Comp, St. Clair, ,
, Louisiana Blues
Dianne Reeves
New Morning
1997
Boney James
Sweet Thing
1997, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening
Boney James
Sweet Thing
1997, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Easy Listening/Contemporary Jazz
Irma Thomas
The Story Of My Life
1997, CD, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Peter White
Songs Of The Season
1997, CD, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Holiday
Carl Weathersby
Don't Lay Your Blues On Me
1996, CD, Album, Evidence (5)
Bill Meyers
All Things In Time
1996, CD, Album, Weber Works
Chuck Carbo
The Barber's Blues
1996, CD, Album, Rounder Records, ,
, Louisiana Blues
Tim Laughlin
Blue Orleans
1996, CD, Album, Good Time Jazz,
Various
Offbeat Fess-tival 1996
1996, CD, Album, Comp, Promo, Louisiana Red Hot Records, ,
, Jazz-Rock/Piano Blues/Country Blues/Louisiana Blues/Funk/Rhythm & Blues
Boney James
Boney's Funky Christmas
1996, CD, ,
, Holiday/Smooth Jazz
Snooks Eaglin
Heavy Juice
1996
Billy Branch
Satisfy Me
1996
UGK
Ridin' Dirty
1996, CD, ,
, Gangsta
Maria Muldaur
Fanning The Flames
1996, CD,
Luther "Guitar Jr." Johnson* And The Magic Rockers
Slammin' On The West Side
1996, CD, ,
, Electric Blues
Bobby Parker
Shine Me Up
1995, CD, Album, Black Top Records
Various
Bottom Jack
1995, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records
Phillip Walker
Working Girl Blues
1995, CD, Album, Black Top Records, ,
, Chicago Blues
Junior Wells
Everybody's Gettin' Some
1995
Billy Branch
The Blues Keep Following Me Around
1995, CD, 
,
, Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues
Robert Ward
Black Bottom
1995, CD, ,
, Modern Electric Blues
Boney James
Seduction
1995, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Larry Garner
Baton Rouge
1995, CD, ,
, Louisiana Blues
Various
Till The Night Is Gone: A Tribute To Doc Pomus
1995, CD,
Snooks Eaglin
Soul's Edge
1995, CD, ,
, Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Blue Highway
1994, CD, Album, Comp, Black Top Records, ,
, Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues/Texas Blues/Memphis Blues/Electric Blues/Harmonica Blues/Piano Blues
Boney James
Backbone
1994
Dianne Reeves
Art & Survival
1994, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Dalton Reed
Willing & Able
1994, CD, ,
, Soul
Dianne Reeves
Quiet After The Storm
1994
Larry Garner
You Need To Live A Little
1994
The Legendary Meters* Featuring J.B. Horns*, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis
Second Helping (Live At The Moonwalker)
1994
UGK
Super Tight...
1994, CD, ,
, Gangsta
Underground Kingz*
It's Supposed To Bubble
1994, CD, ,
, Gangsta
The Subdudes
Annunciation
1994
Various
1994 Le Blues A Vif
1994
Rose-Marie Portelli
Marine Marine
1993, CD, EP, WMD, ,
, Chanson/Country Blues
Guitar Shorty
Topsy Turvy
1993, CD, ,
, Modern Electric Blues
Johnny Adams
Good Morning Heartache
1993, CD, ,
, Delta Blues
Maria Muldaur
Jazzabelle
1993
Earl King
Hard River To Cross
1993
Solomon Burke
Soul Of The Blues
1993,
Elaté
Drop Down Re-Mix
1993
The Legendary Meters* Featuring J.B. Horns*, Maceo Parker, Fred Wesley, Pee Wee Ellis
Live At The Moonwalker
1993
Boney James
Trust
1992
The Crawl
Full Moon Over Dallas
1992
Maria Muldaur
Louisiana Love Call
1992
Ellis Marsalis Trio
Ellis Marsalis Trio
1991, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Bill Deraime
La Louisiane
1991, CD, ,
, Blues Rock
Anson Funderburgh And The Rockets* Featuring Sam Myers
Tell Me What I Want To Hear
1991
Dianne Reeves
I Remember
1991, CD, ,
, Soul-Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop/Vocal
Various
A Creole Christmas
1990, CD, ,
, Holiday
Various
Yule Struttin': A Blue Note Christmas
1990
Lil' Mac*
The Lyrical Midget
1990
Dianne Reeves, OTB, Eliane Elias, Rick Margitza
New Stars On Blue Note
1989, Laserdisc, 12", S/Sided, Album, NTSC, CLV, Pioneer LDC, Blue Note, ,
, Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Modern New Orleans Masters
1988, Vinyl, ,
, Louisiana Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Tony Dagradi
Dreams Of Love
1988, Vinyl,
Dianne Reeves
The Nearness Of You
1988
Alvin "Red" Tyler*
Graciously
1987,
Various
Louisiana Scrapbook
1987, CD, ,
, Louisiana Blues
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Wolf Tracks
1986
Alvin "Red" Tyler* With Johnny Adams And Germaine Bazzle
Heritage
1986
Windjammer
Windjammer II
1984
Luther Kent & Trick Bag
It's In The Bag
1984, Vinyl, 
,
, Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Blues Rock
Windjammer
Tossing & Turning
1984
Windjammer
Live Without Your Love
1984
Various
Re:Source, Masters From Gramavision
1983
Phillip Manuel
Cane River (The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture)
1982
Tony Dagradi
Lunar Eclipse
1982, Vinyl, ,
, Post Bop/Fusion
Johnny Horne And The Jazz Giants
A Night At The Maison Bourbon Volume I No. 7
1977
Boney James
See What I’m Sayin'?
CD, Single, Promo, Warner Bros. Records, ,
, Smooth Jazz/Contemporary Jazz/Easy Listening
Jamil Sharif
Portraits Of New Orleans
CD, Album, RP, Not On Label
Peter Harris
The Jackal
CD, Not On Label
Scotty Hill's French Market Jazz Band
...Music From The Streets Of New Orleans
LP, Filé Records (2)
Mike Morris
Goin' Jesus Way
CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
JazzAscona 2019 - The New Orleans Experience
2019, CD, Comp, JazzAscona
Various
Treme Music From The HBO Original Series Season 2
2012
Various
504 & Then Some WWOZ On CD Sounds Of New Orleans Spring 2008
2008, CD, Promo, Friends of WWOZ, Inc.
Various
City Of Dreams: A Collection Of New Orleans Music
2007, 4xCD, Album, Comp, Rounder Records,
Various
Waiheke Island Of Jazz 2001 The Highlights
2001, CD, Album, Bring It On Records (3)
Various
Smokin' (The Sounds Of New Orleans II)
1994, CD, Promo, Friends of WWOZ, Inc.,
Various
That's Core Jazz - Volume 2
1991, CD, Comp, Core Records (3),
Various
That's Line 1
1990, CD, Comp, Smplr, Line (7)
Ana Popovic*
Unconditional
2011
Maria Muldaur, Women's Voices For Peace Choir
Yes We Can!
2008
Maria Muldaur
Sings Love Songs Of Bob Dylan - Heart Of Mine
2006
Junior Wells
Everybody's Gettin' Some
1997, CD, 
,
, Chicago Blues
