Benjamin Hunter

Depending on the show, I can provide you with a variety of expectations. I'm a "songster", so I play to the occasion:

I can play an intimate room with background jazz and blues.

I can play a raucous, backyard square dance, bbq, or picnic.

I can play a wedding, birthday, or funeral.

I can play a corporate event that requires upbeat background music.

I can roam through a crowd playing romantic violin tangos or waltz's.

I can do all of these things solo, or with various ensemble arrangements!

Reality has offered a fertile canvas for violinist, multi-instrumentalist, storyteller, educator and community enterpriser Benjamin Hunter’s endeavoring mind. Cross pollinating multiple artistic disciplines for more than a decade, the Seattle based polymath has dedicated his life to transforming the world’s stale status quo into a vibrant, inclusive, communal, and compassionate society.
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Hunter’s first tool was the violin accompanying him on laps around the world. Playing since age 5, he was fortunate to travel the world and absorb various musical styles at a young age. Receiving his degree in Performance Violin, with keen interest in politics and philosophy, Hunter set his sights on the intersection between art, community, and a rapidly evolving clash of culture.
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Touring with his band mate Joe Seamons in the internationally acclaimed, award-winning blues duo, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, Hunter’s stirring instrumentation and timbre brought tales of the slave trade, reconstruction, racial reconciliation, and America’s still broken promises to the uninclined.

The multi-disciplinarians latest adventure has taken him to the stage as composer and musical director and cast-mate in acclaimed director Dani Terrell’s Black Bois. The incomparable performance art piece explores and shakes to the foundation the concept of Black masculinity, suffering, and ultimate triumph. The piece helped Hunter destroy toxic stereotypes still assaulting America’s “unwanted step-children.”

In his solo work, Hunter merges his entire musical experience; classical, world, blues, folk, jazz, R&B, soul, you name it. Whether it's in the background or up front, solo or with other musicians, Benjamin is not just a performer and entertainer, he makes music to tell stories that everyone can enjoy.

I don't provide sound equipment, unless we've negotiated that in the contract. If you are providing sound, all I need is a cardioid condenser microphone, or a vocal and instrument mic (like a Shure 57 or 58).