Toto Torquati

Blind since birth, in 1947 he entered the institute for the blind Sant'Alessio in Rome.
In 1962 he entered the Roman New Orleans Jazz Band then graduated in 1967 at the Conservatory of San Pietro in Majella (Naples).
Often he plays at the Piper Club in Rome where he knows Giampiero Scalamogna who makes him join his group Gepy & Gepy as keyboard player.
He starts the session man activity at the RCA Italiana and the record companies connected to it by forming a group with Massimo Buzzi on drums, Mario Scotti on bass and [a586775] on guitar and publishes some solo albums. In 1981 opens in Rome Studio TM, a recording room. After a period of departure from the music scene, in early 2002 Torquati resumed playing.