Jeff Wollman
Jeff was born in New York City. Music was always around him. His mother, an accomplished singer exposed him to Jazz and Latin music. He became involved in Rock, R&B and Soul as a teenager. Studying the piano in grade school and taking drum lessons in high school, he played drums in a dance band.
In 1970 Jeff moved to Berkeley California to pursue his music studies. He studied with Elvo Di Amante music composition and played piano in the big band. He became a student of Oakland pianist Ed Kelly and jazz pianist Dick Wittington. While playing in the Laney Big Band he met Oakland drummer Larry Vann who asked him to audition for the Marvin Holmes band Justice.
Jeff played piano with Marvin’s soul band where he learned to groove and solo, playing many gigs and performing on numerous recordings. Jeff started playing with other groups and founded The Prime Time Band in the bay area from 1978-2012., touring the Far East and many states. During this time he was recording songs with Prime Time. He also played and arranged demos for many Star Search singers. Jeff played solo jazz piano in the best bay area establishments and beyond. Currently he is performing with FOURUM a group he co-founded in 2016 with guitarist Louie Moon culminating from a friendship started back at Laney College. Fourum plays jazz originals, funky fusion and jazz favorites. Jeff and the talented players in this group are bringing creativity to the forefront and looking forward to new musical landscapes and journeys.