Ross Gallagher

Ross was born and raised in East Blue Hill, Maine. Throughout his childhood he played the marimba, plastic saxophone, piano, clarinet, electric bass, guitar, and drums and was influenced by his father’s paintings, his mother’s books, and their collection of music. He began to play the double bass and compose music in his first year of high school and went on to receive his B.F.A. in Music Performance from The New School in New York City, where he studied with Mark Helias, Ben Street, Robert Sadin, John Hollenbeck, & Andrew Cyrille. He presents his own music regularly in New York City and at venues all along the Eastern Seaboard. In addition to releasing four records as a bandleader, under his own name as well as under the moniker Luminist, Ross has performed, toured, and recorded with Bill McHenry, Jorge Rossy, Andrew D’Angelo, David Virelles, Marc Ribot, Joe Henry, Hurray for the Riff Raff and Paula Cole, among many others. He currently divides his time between Brooklyn, NY and Bath, ME.