Ben Patterson began life in the small “American Heartland” town of Sapulpa, Oklahoma. He started playing his uncle’s trombone at the age of ten, and enjoyed a nourishing musical upbringing in the Sapulpa public school band program.
     At the age of seventeen, Ben left Oklahoma for the University of North Texas, where he recieved a bachelors degree in Jazz Studies. He was a member of the famed One O’Clock lab band, with whom he played lead trombone and toured Japan and Hong Kong.
     After graduation, and newly armed with a music degree, Ben stepped out into the world of the free-lancing musician. He became a regular member of Pete Peterson’s “Collection Jazz Orchestra,” and the touring R&B group, “Lyndi and the Look.” Ben also led his own group, “Master Plan,” and recorded his first CD with the funky, four-horn group.
     In late 1997, Ben won an audition with the Airmen of Note, and subsequently moved to Washington, DC and began playing jazz trombone for the Air Force.

     Today, Ben is one of the most in-demand trombonists in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. He is lead trombonist for the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra, and is a member both of DC’s top salsa and Latin jazz group, “Sin Miedo,” and the R&B group, “Time Machine.”
     Ben’s first jazz CD as a leader, “The Prowl,” was released June, 2004.
     In his musical career, Ben has performed with numerous artists, including: Slide Hampton, Joe Lovano, John Hendricks, Dick Oatts, Jiggs Whigham, Pancho Sanchez, Pat Martino, Conrad Herwig, Mike Manieri, Frank Foster, Jimmy Heath, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Liebman, Bill Watrous, Dave Stienmeyer, Harold Jones, Eddie Daniels, Peter Erskine, and Kenny Werner.

Discography:

2005

One O'clock Lab Band