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American guitarist

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1953-05-26
americanavant-garde jazzcontemporary jazzjazzjazz and bluesjazz fusion

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David Torn (born 1953 in Amityville, New York) is a guitarist and composer known for electronics and performance techniques that have a highly atmospheric or textural quality. He is particularly well known among guitarists for his use of looping effects. Torn rose to prominence as a member of Jan Garbarek's quartet in the mid-1980's. He has recorded six albums as a leader for the ECM, Windham Hill, CMP, and 75 Ark record labels. He has also recorded <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+Torn

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