Drummer Ben Perowsky is an inventive bandleader and sideman whose eclectic skills find him ably moving between jazz, avant-garde, and forward-thinking rock projects. A vital presence on the New York scene since the 1980s, Perowsky has played with a bevy of artists from across the spectrum, including John Zorn, Uri Caine, Rickie Lee Jones, and Iggy Pop. He has issued his own albums, pairing often with saxophonist/clarinetist Chris Speed as on 2009's Esopus Opus and 2019's Upstream with John Medeski.
Born in 1966 and raised in New York City, Perowsky grew up in a musical house...