Brian Torff

American musician
Person human Q913144
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Brian Torff

Summary

Brian Torff is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on March 16, 1954[3]. He worked as a composer[4], author[5], music educator[6], jazz musician[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Chicago[2], Brian Torff…
  • Brian Torff was born on March 16, 1954[3].
  • Brian Torff held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Brian Torff's professions included composer[4].
  • Brian Torff's professions included author[5].
  • Brian Torff worked as a music educator[6].
  • Brian Torff worked as a jazz musician[7].
  • Brian Torff worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Brian Torff's field of work was jazz[11].
  • Brian Torff was employed by Fairfield University[12].
  • Brian Torff is recorded as male[13].
  • Brian Torff's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Brian Torff's genre is jazz[15].
  • Brian Torff's Commons category is recorded as Brian Torff[16].
  • Brian Torff's given name is recorded as Brian[17].
  • Brian Torff's official website is recorded as http://www.briantorff.com/[18].
  • Brian Torff's instrument is recorded as double bass[19].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1954-03-16[22]

  • Genre(s): contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[23]

  • Community tags: contemporary jazz, jazz, jazz fusion[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e0f7cd62-0567-4cd7-b2c8-73523dd85cec[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Brian Torff was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on March 16, 1954[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], author[5], music educator[6], jazz musician[7], and university teacher[8]. Brian Torff's field of work was jazz[11]. Among his employers was Fairfield University[12].

Why It Matters

Brian Torff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Brian Torff born?

Brian Torff's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Brian Torff do for work?

Brian Torff worked as composer[4], author[5], music educator[6], jazz musician[7], and university teacher[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.briantorff.com/
    Instance of human
    Given name Brian
    Website
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32154|batch #32154]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (36)"
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