Born and raised in Blue Hill, Me, Ross began to play the bass and compose music as a high school freshman, and went on to receive a B.F.A. in Jazz Performance from The New School in New York, NY, where he studied with Ben Street, Mark Helias, Reggie Workman, and Andrew Cyrille.

Since graduating, Ross has toured, recorded, and performed with a diverse array of musical artists, including Joe Henry, Hurray For The Riff Raff, Madeleine Peyroux, Paula Cole, Valerie Simpson, and Terri Lynn Carrington. He lives in Bath, ME and Brooklyn, NY.