Ben Street is a New York-area jazz double-bassist. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. He has played with many great jazz artists, notably Kurt Rosenwinkel on the Album "Next Step," Ben Monder on the Album "Dust" and the legendary Sam Rivers on the Album "Violet Violets. Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American Jazz Guitarist who came to prominence in the 1990s Ben Monder is an American Jazz guitarist Biography Discography As a leader As a sideman See also Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, in El Reno Oklahoma) is an American Jazz musician and Composer. "
He studied the Acoustic Bass with the former Weather Report bassist Miroslav Vitous. Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš, born 6 December 1947) is a Czech Jazz bassist who was born in Prague.
He is the son of Saxophonist and Saxophone mouthpiece maker Bill Street and is native of Maine. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind
He has an appreciation of New Zealand white wines, amongst others. He is also an internationally recognised authority on Devonshire Pork products.