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MU1 Benjamin Griffin
MU1 Benjamin Griffin joined the Coast Guard Band as the assistant principal trombonist in 2005, shortly after graduating from the Manhattan School of Music with a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance. MU1 Griffin has performed in myriad ensembles in the jazz world, including the Vanguard Orchestra, the Mingus Big Band, the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Cab Calloway Orchestra, the Bobby Sinabria Big Band, the Birdland Big Band, the Galvanized Jazz Band, the Sherisse Rogers Big Band, Joe Bataglia and the New York Big Band, and many more. Commercially, MU1 Griffin has performed with Frankie Valli, Darlene Love, Nancy Wilson, Keely Smith, Isaac Hayes, Lou Christie, Jerry Vivino, and has appeared on the Today Show and on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. From 1999 to 2001, MU1 Griffin was a featured soloist in the original cast of Blast!, which won a Tony Award in 2001 for Best Theatrical Event. MU1 Griffin remains an active freelance musician across the Northeast.
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