Jazz drummer
Ben Perowsky was born and raised in New York City; as a teen he played behind his father, bop saxophonist
Frank Perowsky, before moving on to back everyone from
Roy Ayers to
James Moody to
Rickie Lee Jones. An alumnus of
the Lounge Lizards, during the mid-'80s
Perowsky also co-founded the avant-fusion combo Lost Tribe, later expanding into indie rock (the Elysian Fields) and electronica (
Liminal); in 1997, he formed the Ben Perowsky Trio with tenor saxophonist
Chris Speed and bassist
Scott Colley. The combo's self-titled debut album followed on Jazz Key two years later. He united with his father, Frank, in 2002 for Bop on Pop, an album also featuring organist Sam Yahel and released on Jazz Key. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide