Ben Street was born July 15, 1965 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He studied at The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston with Miroslav Vitous and Dave Holland. Moved to New York City in 1991.

He has performed and toured with Danilo Perez, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Roswell Rudd, Lee Konitz, David Sanchez, James Moody, Mark Turner, Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Junior Cook, Charles Davis, Sam Rivers, Clifford Jordan, Billy Harper, Buddy Montgomery and Jimmy Scott.

Selected discography:

Kurt Rosenwinkel - The Next Step, The Enemies of Energy and Heartcore (Verve)

Danilo Perez - 'Til Then (Verve), Live at the Jazz
Showcase (Artist Share)

David Sanchez - Coral (Sony Music)

Ed Simon - La Bikina (Mythology)

Anthony Coleman - Morenica (Tzadic)

Shawn Colvin - Holiday Songs and Lullabies (Columbia)

Cyndi Lauper - At Last (Epic)

Ethan Iverson, Jorge Rossy, Chris Cheek - Guilty (Fresh Sound)

Ben Monder Trio - Dust (Arabesque)

Space Cowboys - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(Warner Bros.)

Sam Rivers/ Kresten Osgood -Purple Violets and Violet Violets (Stunt Records)