Torcuato Mariano 出身在阿根廷却生长在巴西，从小就受到很多拉丁音乐家的影响，尤其是象SANTANA这样在欧美有着高声誉的音乐家。成人以后的 Torcuato Mariano 一直作为伴奏吉他手出现在一些大牌音乐家的乐队里面，比如 Sergio Mendes 和 Ivan Lins，而他个人的音乐偏好却更为的轻柔，很快他便决心在以轻柔风格为主的 Smooth-Jazz 里一展宏图。出色的吉他技艺以及带有深厚的拉丁音乐底蕴的Mariano在现代爵士领域是非常容易混迹的，人们喜欢听到他这样用一把原声木吉他弹奏出的轻柔音符，因为拉丁爵士是其音乐的根基。
A native of Buenos Aires who moved to Brazil as a teenager, Torcuato Mariano grew up listening to the music of his own country as well as Americans such as Santana and Stevie Wonder. Playing guitar, Mariano toured with Sergio Mendes, Ivan Lins and Gal Costa but became a solo artist in the early '90s. Mariano signed with the new age label Windham Hill and in 1994 released Paradise Station, an album that combined his heritage with rock and blues influences. One year later, he released Last Look.