Ben Perowsky

One of the most accomplished drummers of his generation, Ben Perowsky’s notable career has placed him among a small vanguard of players able to move between jazz, experimental music and cutting edge pop and rock. Ben began his early performing life with jazz legend James Moody, pop songstress Rickie Lee Jones and R&B star Roy Ayers. He went on to tour and record with Miles Davis’ sidemen Bob Berg, Mike Stern and later John Scofield. Ben has collaborated with numerous artists since then including Elysian Fields, Joan as Policewoman, Uri Caine, Steven Bernstein, John Zorn, Ronnie Cuber, Dave Douglas, Walter Becker and John Lurie’s Lounge Lizards.



Amidst his busy sideman/recording career, Ben created and co-led the band Lost Tribe who released three critically acclaimed records. In ‘06 Ben created his own label, El Destructo Records with two releases to date: El Destructo: Volume I, a blending of dark ambient dub improv and El Destructo: Volume II Moodswing Orchestra which expands on this idea, adding more instrumentalists and 5 well-known vocalists.



In ‘06 Ben formed the Red Cred Quartet with Chris Speed, John Medeski and Larry Grenadier. They meet regularly in the Catskill mountains to play concerts. In ‘08 Ben played on the disco hit song “Blind” by Hercules and Love Affair. Inspired, Ben introduced Diva, a disco inflected roaming, improvised dance party built for chance special guests. In the Spring of ‘09 The Ben Perowsky Quartet: Chris Speed, Ted Reichman and Drew Gress will release a CD featuring Ben’s latest compositions and arrangements on Skirl records.



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HOT NEWS!

Perowsky bangs the beats for new disco hit by Hercules and Love Affair!

Check the vidio here:



MOODSWING ORCHESTRA



Ben Perowsky - drums/bells/sincussion/wurli/arranging/voice

Glenn Patscha - wurlitzer piano/comb over/occasional radio/voice

Markus Miller - turntables/effects/dial tone

Oren Bloedow - bass/occasional radio/voice

Marcus Rojas - tuba/vocalizing

Douglas Weiselman - clarinets

Steven Bernstein - trumpets

Pamelia Kurstin - theremin

with special guest vocalists:

Miho Hatori - singing/words

Elyas "KiD [SiC]" Khan - singing/words

Jennifer Charles - singing/words

Joan Wasser - singing/words

Bebel Gilberto - rap

recorded by Pat Dillett, Dougie Bowne, Ben Perowsky



AVAILABLE AT ITUNES NOW



Ben Perowsky Quartet

ESOPUS OPUS out now on Skirl Records!!

Ben Perowsky - drums

Chris Speed - clarinet

Ted Reichman - accordion

Drew Gress - bass



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you can also hear Ben play drums with:

Joan As Police Woman



Ed Pastorini's 101 Crustaceans



Steven Bernstein's Millenial Territory Orchestra



Uri Caine



Sylvie Courvoisier



Jamie

Saft



Elysian Fields



and others soon to be added here.