Saxophonist Ben Ball is a local legend, having graduated from Berkeley High School only to return as a teacher years later. He was a scholarship recipient at Berklee College of Music in Boston where he earned his Masters, all after surviving a disabling car accident. Ben plays with several bands and musicians throughout the Bay Area, and also regularly plays at Grace Lutheran Church in Richmond every Sunday and at other churches throughout the East Bay. HIs band for this evening, The BAM Trio plays regularly at Torch Club in Oakland.