Benjamin Shanblatt is a guitarist, composer, and educator based in NYC. He has served as a sideman, session musician, touring guitarist, and bandleader in virtually all styles of contemporary music. Some venues Ben has played include Smalls Jazz Club, The Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, and Nublu among many others. In May 2022 Ben graduated with honors from The New School for Jazz with a BFA in jazz guitar and received the Alice and John Coltrane Award of Excellence. Ben has also worked frequently as a composer, being nominated for two awards on broadwayworld.com Most recently, Ben’s compositional work was featured in the off-broadway run of Eric Bogosian’s play “ 1+1”, where he created an original score of incidental music. Outside of his music and composition work, Ben is an avid music educator with over 10 years of experience. He has worked with students as young as 3 up to 70 in diverse educational settings. Ben wishes to serve as an open resource and guide to his students, sharing his knowledge openly and with compassion in hopes of impressing a lifelong love of music upon his students.