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He has also worked with the orchestras of Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mel Lewis, Buddy Rich and Mel Torme.

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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
12 Jan 2012  20:00 Frank Griffith with
HUGH OCKENDON TRIO		 BEXLEYHEATH CONSERVATIVE CLUB
151 BRAODWAY
DA6 7EZ		 N/A £6
29 Jan 2012  12:30 The FRANK GRIFFITH BIG BAND featuring vocalist, KEVIN FITZSIMMONS RUISLIP MANOR SOCIAL CLUB
GROSVENOR VALE
RUISLIP, HA4 6JQ		 £8
5 Feb 2012  12:30 Frank Griffith
with SIMON COOK TRIO; 		The LION BREWERY
104 Guildford Road, Ash
Surrey, GU12 6BT 		-
11 Feb 2012  19:30 Frank Griffith
conducting BRUNEL UNIVERSITY JAZZ BRIDGE 		THE COMPASS THEATRE
ICKENHAM		 £10
27 Feb 2012  20:30 Frank Griffith with
BRIAN KNAPP TRIO		 RUISLIP GOLF CLUB £6
10 Mar 2012 20:00 Griffith as part of The
JOHN DANKWORTH BIG BAND- “What The Dickens”		 The STABLES,
STOCKWELL LANE,
WAVENDON, MK17 BLU		 - 
26 Mar 2012 20:30 Frank Griffith with vocalist, ALEXANDER STEWART PIZZA EXPRESS
10 DEAN STREET
LONDON, W1D 3RW		 -
22 April 2012  13:00 Frank Griffith with vocalist, ALEXANDER STEWART RONNIE SCOTTS
47 FRITH STREET
LONDON, W1D 4HT		 -
27 April 2012  20:30 Frank Griffith
and GEORGIO MANCIO QUINTET		 CARSWELL GOLF CLUB
FARRINGDON, OXON, SN7 8PU		 £12
Contact Frank ...        07976 313224     Frank Griffith [Frank.Griffith@brunel.ac.uk]