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Frank Griffith
Born in Eugene, Oregon in 1959, Frank lived in New York City from 1980-1995.  While there he worked with Ron Carter, Jon Hendricks and Jack McDuff and played lead alto with the Glenn Miller Orchestra for a nationwide tour in 1984.
Frank Griffith

Currently DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE
at Brunel University, School of Arts.

�I will say without equivocation that this latest assembly of Frank Griffith�s work has delighted me�

Sir John Dankworth
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I am a great admirer of the work of Frank Griffith. He is an admirable tenor player, a delightful clarinettist with a wonderful tone, an arranger and composer of great skill and ingenuity and as though all that wasn�t enough, he is as kindly and modest a man as you could ever wish to meet.

Body & Soul is one of the greatest Ballads ever and Frank�s version is a welcome addition to the fine soloists from Coleman Hawkins onward who have played it.

Don Mather

 

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GIG Listings:

DATE TIME ARTISTS VENUE Link Entry
25 May2012 13:00 Frank Griffith Trio w/ Keith Nicholls- piano and Martin Wheatley- guitar. Brunel University
Roberts Room.
Free
25 May 2012 21:00 Frank Griffith Nonet as part of Ellington 2012, Duke Ellington Conference HG Wells Theatre,2 Julian Close, Woking, GU21 3HD. tba
29 May 2012 20:00 Frank Griffith Trio. The Ivy House.
8PM, London Road, Chalfont, St Giles, HP8 4RS.
£6.50
31 May 2012 20:30 Frank Griffith Big Band w/Tina May- vocals. Watermill Jazz Club
Friends Life Social Club
 Pixham Lane, Dorking
 RH4 1QA.
£15
8 June 2012 20:30 Frank Griffith Big Band  Bulls Head
373 Lonsdale Road
 Barnes, SW13 9PY.
£12
28 June 2012 Frank Griffith with Alexander Stewart Watermill Jazz Club
Friends Life Social Club
 Pixham Lane, Dorking
 RH4 1QA.
£15
1 July 2012 13:00 Frank Griffith with Chris Fletcher Band  Bulls Head
373 Lonsdale Road
 Barnes, SW13 9PY.
£10
16-21 July 2012 Var FG featured as part of the show Jazz at Café Society starring China Moses, Gwyneth Herbert and Alex Webb Orchestra Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn High Road
London, NW6 7JR
 0207 328 100
Var.
26 July 2012 21:00 Frank Griffith Nonet featuring vocalist Atila Huseyin EALING JAZZ FESTIVAL
 Walpole Park, Ealing W5
Var.
31 July 2012 21:00 Frank Griffith Nonet The VORTEX
11 Gillett St
London, N16 8JH
0207 254 4097
£10
5 Aug 2012 12:30 FG with the Simon Cook Trio. The Lion Brewery
104 Guildford Road
 Ash, Surrey
GU12 6BT
tba
18 Aug 2012 Var Frank Griffith  with Alexander Stewart Canary Wharf Jazz Festival
Canada Square Park
tba
14 Sept 2012 12:30 The Polo Sticks w/FG, Julian Stringle, Rob Fowler- clarinets, Richard Pite- Drums, Rob Rickenberg-bass, Martin Litton-piano The Spice of Life, 6 Moor St, London, W1. £8
21 Oct 2012 20:30 Frank Griffith Big Band, w/Tina May vocals. Phyllis Court Club
Marlow Road, Henley
Oxon, RG9 2HT
tba
14 Nov 2012 20:30 Frank Griffith Big Band  Bulls Head
373 Lonsdale Road
 Barnes, SW13 9PY.
£12
Contact Frank ...        07976 313224     Frank Griffith [Frank.Griffith@brunel.ac.uk]