Frank Griffith Biography 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. He has also worked with the orchestras of Toshiko Akiyoshi, Mel Lewis, Buddy Rich and Mel Torme. He has recorded with guitarist/singer John Pizzarelli on his CD’s All Of Me and Naturally and produced and arranged for guitarist, Dave Stryker’s Steeplechase CD Nomad. As a composer/arranger Frank has contributed music to the Ron Carter Nonet, the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, the Jon Hendricks Explosion, the Blue Wisp Big Band and the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. Moving to London in 1996, Frank has arranged for Mark Nightingale, Tony Coe, Norma Winstone and Joe Temperley. He is also affiliated with the Pete Cater Big Band, whose CDs, Playing With Fire (1997 Jazzizit) Upswing (2000 Vocalion) and The Right Time (2006 Vocalion) feature many of his compositions and arrangements. His band, The Frank Griffith Nonet performs frequently in the London area including annually at the Ealing Jazz Festival since 2000. That appearance there resulted in the Frank Griffith Nonet ‘Live’Ealing Jazz Festival 2000 CD on HEPJAZZ. Their CDThe Coventry Suite was released in 2004 on 33 Records. Their debut at London’s fabled jazz club- Pizza Express Dean Street, took place in May 2009 with vocalist, Georgia Mancio. They also appeared at the Stables in Wavendon in July of the same year and featured Sir John Dankworth as a guest artist. At the end of the gig Frank was presented with an award by the Dankworths- A BAJA- British Adoptee Jazz Alumni. His debut CD, The Suspect, featuring Tom Harrell on HEPJAZZ was released in 1999. His clarinet and string arrangements for baritone saxophonist Joe Temperley were featured on Joe's 2001 CD Easy To Remember also on HEPJAZZ. Currently, Frank is a Music Lecturer and Director of Performance at Brunel University, and taught annually at the Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops from 1996-2006. He has two compositions published in the Associated Boards Jazz Works ensemble series as well as two pieces for their Jazz Saxophone Syllabus and is also a consultant for the their Jazz Clarinet Syllabus. His clarinet and strings quintet piece Round About is published by Really Good Music and he has 2 big band pieces published by the University of Northern Colorado Press. Frank was a guest on BBC Radio 3’s Jazz Lineup in September 2007 with host Julian Joseph discussing the film music of Sir John Dankworth which was discussed in his article, Jazz in British New Wave Cinema- an interview with Sir John Dankworth. This was published in the December 2006 issue of The Journal Of British Cinema and Television. Frank also appears on the 2009 John Dankworth Big Band featuring Cleo Laine CD The Blues Ain’t. He has also appeared with John and Cleo and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall.