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Ben Gallina - Composer & Bandleader, Upright Bass, Electric Bass
Ben was born and raised in Rochester, NY. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance from the Eastman School of Music. Since his 2004 arrival in New York City, Ben has enjoyed performing an incredibly diverse range of music. You can hear Ben perform regularly with the modern jazz ensembles: NOOK, Danny Sher's Adalimumab, and Slow to Wake. Indie/rock/soul bands: The Smooth Maria, Honeyhoney, and Amy Lynn and the Gunshow. World music ensembles: HappyFunSmile (Japanese folk and festival music), and G'hoktasaurus (Klezmer). And free-improvising groups: FACE and Six Types of Ambiguity. He has also played with several orchestras including the Rochester Philharmonic Pops, Astoria Symphony, New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra, and New York Symphonic Arts Ensemble. His mother, Marilyn, is a violinist and pianist, and Ben has been lucky enough to study under several excellent teachers including Fred Stone, Jeff Campbell, Harold Danko, Clay Jenkins, and the late artists Ralph Ortiz and Dennis Monroe. Watching the music of Salo come together has been a dream come true.