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David Torn

Jazz band from Amityville, NY · formed 1953

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Shows on record
23
Rooms played
16
Cities
12
Releases
34
Last show
May 4, 2026Manny's

About

David Torn is a band from Amityville, NY, formed in 1953, tagged ambient, avant-garde jazz, contemporary jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2008 to 2026, across 16 rooms in 12 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

23 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20081 show
  2. 20111 show
  3. 20144 shows
  4. 20161 show
  5. 20172 shows
  6. 20181 show
  7. 20197 shows
  8. 20202 shows
  9. 20211 show
  10. 20241 show
  11. 20262 shows
Show history
DateVenue
May 4, 2026Manny's · State CollegeSupportwith Ches Smith, Tim Berne
Apr 12, 2026Town Hall · ManhattanSupportwith Sunn O)))
May 17, 2024Cuneen-Hackett Arts Center · PoughkeepsieHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Tom Rainey
Jul 28, 2021Drom · New York (NYC)Supportwith Mars, Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, +1
May 6, 2020Sultan Room, Turk's Inn · BrooklynSupportwith Tim Berne, Nasheet Waits
Mar 8, 2020Sultan Room, Turk's Inn · BrooklynSupportwith Tim Berne, Ches Smith, Devin Hoff, +1
Nov 22, 2019La Dynamo de Banlieues Bleues · PantinHeadlinerwith Ches Smith, Tim Berne
Jul 2, 2019Sultan Room, Turk's Inn · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Dave King
Apr 19, 2019SPACE · PortlandHeadlinerwith Ches Smith, Tim Berne
Apr 18, 2019Regattabar, The Charles Hotel · CambridgeHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Ches Smith
Mar 19, 2019All · MadisonHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Ches Smith
Mar 14, 2019Holocene · PortlandSupportwith Tim Berne, Teton, Ches Smith
Mar 13, 2019Zebulon · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Tim Berne, Ches Smith
Mar 16, 2018The Stone at The New School · New York (NYC)Supportwith Ben Perowsky, Tim Berne, Hank Roberts
Jan 23, 2017Vortex Jazz Club · LondonHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Ches Smith
Jan 22, 2017Vortex Jazz Club · LondonHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Ches Smith
Oct 28, 2016Sugar Maple · MilwaukeeHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Dave King
May 31, 2014Ibeam · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell
May 30, 2014Ibeam · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell
May 29, 2014Ibeam · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell
May 28, 2014Ibeam · BrooklynHeadlinerwith Tim Berne, Matt Mitchell
Dec 4, 2011The Stone · New York (NYC)Supportwith Tim Berne, Dave King
Jan 13, 2008Vortex Jazz Club · LondonSupportwith David Torn's Prezens, Tim Berne, Craig Taborn, +1

Where they play

16 rooms in 12 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Brooklyn7 shows
  • London3 shows
  • New York (NYC)3 shows
  • Portland2 shows
  • Cambridge1 show

and 7 other cities

Releases

34 releases, 1985–2026

  • now i imagine a place not the same

    2026 · Album

  • Door Is Open

    2025 · Album

  • Peace Upon You

    2025

  • Rothko Spaces, Volume 5

    2025

  • Door

    2025

  • Rothko Spaces Vol. 1 (for electric guitar & string orchestra)

    2024 · Album

  • Adityahridayam 321

    2024

  • Fall To Rise, So Fell To Feel

    2024

  • Sway The Palms

    2024

  • Harapan (The Greennesses)

    2024

  • The Beautiful Names

    2024

  • Finally The Sweetness

    2024

  • Three Movements

    2023

  • The Night Cage (Original Score)

    2021 · Album

  • Tranceportation (Volume 2)

    2020 · Album

  • Sun of Goldfinger

    2019 · Album

  • Tranceportation (Volume 1)

    2019 · Album

  • Vortex

    2018 · Album

  • only sky

    2015 · Album

  • That Awkward Moment

    2014 · Album

  • Levin Torn White

    2011 · Album

  • Lars and the Real Girl: Music From the Motion Picture

    2007 · Album

  • Prezens

    2007 · Album

  • The Order

    2003 · Album

  • Have We Told You All You'd Thought To Know?

    2001 · Album

  • Forever Sharp and Vivid

    1998 · Album

  • GTR OBLQ

    1998 · Album

  • The David Torn Collection

    1998 · Compilation

  • What Means Solid, Traveller?

    1996 · Album

  • Tripping Over God

    1995 · Album

  • Polytown

    1994 · Album

  • Door X

    1990 · Album

  • Cloud About Mercury

    1987 · Album

  • Best Laid Plans

    1985 · Album

Lineup

  • Gongzilla
  • Everyman Band

Former

  • Bruford Levin Upper Extremities

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 16 plays, 2001-10-21–2015-08-23 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Nate) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

David Torn — Cuneen-Hackett Arts Center, 2024-05-17
Poster · Cuneen-Hackett Arts Center, 2024-05-17 — Songkick
David Torn — Drom, 2021-07-28
Poster · Drom, 2021-07-28 — Songkick
David Torn — The Stone at The New School, 2018-03-16
Poster · The Stone at The New School, 2018-03-16 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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WikipediaArtist facts
David Torn on Last.fmArtist facts
David Torn on DiscogsArtist facts
David Torn on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.