BEN FINK | GUITAR C 845.625.3358 E benjammin45@gmail.com W www.benfink.com
EDUCATION Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA Bachelor of Arts in Professional Music, May 2011
PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE Accompanist for Dance Classes/Intensives | 2009 to Present Guitarist working with modern dancers and dance classes. Some Say Fire | 2008 to Present Lead Guitarist for original Boston, MA jazz-influenced rock group. Ben Fink Trio | 2008 to Present Leader and Guitarist for jazz-funk-soul fusion group with Alex Melcher and Kellan Thomas. Lead Guitarist | 2008 to Present Lead Guitarist performing at venues in New York’s Hudson River Valley with musicians including Bill Heller (Rippingtons, Patti Austin), Joel Rosenblatt (SpyroGyra, Lee Ritenour), Mike Hall (Edgar Winter, Buddy Rich), Sal Giorgianni (Miles Davis, Maynard Ferguson, Rascals), Jerry Sokolov (Blood Sweat & Tears), Peter O’Brien (Orleans) and Ritchie Goods (Manhattan Transfer, Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys). Solo Guitarist | 2005 to Present Falcon Music & Arts Center. Opening act for jazz saxophonist Hugh Brodie. Solo guitarist for weddings and similar special events. Dutchess Community College Jazz Ensemble | 2006 Lead Guitarist for the College’s Jazz Ensemble. Citron Productions | 2006 Lead Guitarist for an entertainment production company in Tarragona, Spain. Played blues, jazz, rock, salsa, and country-western music with numerous European musicians in and around Barcelona. Steve Gravino Band | 2005-2007 Guitarist performing with a jazz band in Rhinebeck, NY at numerous local venues. Joe Medwick’s Memphis Soul | 2005-2007 Lead guitarist with a Memphis-style soul and roadhouse blues band performing in New York’s Hudson River Valley with Joe Medwick, Ross Rice and Mike Dunn (The Band, Rick Danko, Crowmatrix). BluRoots | 2004-2007 Founder, leader and guitarist for a blues influenced rock band performing at various concerts and benefits throughout NY and PA.