Ben is an award winning multi-instrumentalist—violin, mandolin, guitar, percussion, voice—playing roots music from around the world. Ben plays in the internationally touring duo, Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, as well as solo and with other local Seattle groups. In 2017, Ben composed music for a dance piece, Black Bois, that has received critical acclaim and most recently played at The Moore Theater in February 2020. He is currently an artist-in-residence for Seattle's On The Boards theater group. Ben was the recipient of the 2015 Governor’s Arts & Heritage Award, 2016 City Arts Magazine Future’s List Award, 2016 International Blues Challenge winner, and the 2019 Gordon Ekvall Tracie Memorial Award. Ben is a Seattle Music Commissioner, and works as a consultant for arts & culture community development in Seattle. 

www.benjaminhuntermusic.com 
www.communityartscreate.org
www.blackandtanhall.com 
www.benjoemusic.com 
www.hillmancitycollaboratory.org