Ben Streetis an American jazz double bassist. Street has performed and recorded with many renowned artists, includingJohn Scofield,Kurt Rosenwinkel,Mark Turner,Ben Monder,Michael Eckroth,Sam Rivers,Billy Hart,Danilo Perez,Aaron Parks,andAdam Cruz,among others.[1][2]

Ben Street
Background information
BornMaine, U.S.
GenresAvant-garde,free jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
LabelsGM,Tzadik
Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Street, and Rodney Green

He studied the acoustic bass with formerWeather ReportbassistMiroslav Vitous.[2]

He is the son of saxophonist and saxophone mouthpiece maker Bill Street and is a native of Maine.

Discography

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WithAnthony Coleman

WithKurt Rosenwinkel

WithJakob Bro

WithAndrew Cyrille

WithAndrew Cyrille,Søren Kjœrgaard

  • Optics(Ilk, 2008)
  • Open Opus(Ilk, 2010)
  • Femklang(Ilk, 2012)

WithTom Harrell

WithBilly Hart

WithAlbert Heath,Ethan Iverson

  • Live at Smalls(SmallsLive, 2010)
  • Tootie's Tempo(Sunnyside,2013)
  • Philadelphia Beat(Sunnyside, 2015)

WithBen Monder

  • Dust(Arabesque, 1997)

WithOrange Then Blue

  • 1999Hold the Elevator: Live in Europe & Other Haunts

WithDanilo Pérez

  • 2003...Till Then
  • 2005Live at the Jazz Showcase
  • 2010Providencia

WithSam Rivers

WithChiara Civello

  • 2005Last Quarter Moon
  • 2007The Space Between

WithLage Lund

  • 2010Unlikely Stories
  • 2012Live at Smalls
  • 2013Foolhardy
  • 2015Idlewild

WithDavid Sanchez

  • 2004Coral
  • 2008Cultural Survival

WithYelena Eckemoff

  • 2016Leaving Everything Behind
  • 2023Lonely Man and His Fish

With Others

References

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  1. ^Layne, Joslyn."Ben Street Biography".AllMusic.Retrieved31 July2013.
  2. ^ab"Ben Street at All About Jazz".Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2010.Retrieved9 April2010.
  3. ^"Ben Street | Credits".AllMusic.Retrieved4 December2016.
  4. ^"ECM Records".