OSMOSIS 04/05 6-8PM NO COVER FEE

Since moving to the Bay Area from Los Angeles to attend UC Berkeley in 1994, Ben Stolorow has become one of the most in demand jazz pianists in the area both as a leader and sideman. He has performed at Yoshi’s, The Jazzschool, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, at the Healdsburg and SF Jazz Festivals, at Oakland’s Art and Soul Festival, and has also toured and performed throughout Japan. He has performed with many great musicians including Craig Handy, Akira Tana, Danya Stephens, Lorca Hart, Andrew Speight, Vince Lateano, Noel Jewkes, Michael O’neill, and vocalist Kenny Washington. Ben is also a faculty member of the Jazzschool in Berkeley, CA.

Ollie Dudek is a Jazz bassist who has performed with Noel Jewkes, David Udolf, Bob Kenmotsu, Jason Marsallis,  John Calloway, Mike Zilbur, Vince Lateano, Tod Dickow,  Peter Horvath, Sylvia Cuenca, Dave Rokeach, Harvey Wainapel,  Azure McCall  and the late great Andrew Speight.  In addition to working on several theatrical music productions Ollie has recorded his own Album called Flight of Life featuring all original music and performs regularly throughout the Bay Area. Ollie holds a music degree in Jazz performance from the California Jazz Conservatory.