Ben Morrow

bmorrow@cornish.edu

Ben was raised in Boise, Idaho where his musical studies and training began. After graduating from the University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton School of Music he moved to Seattle with roots/rock band Zingara. While in Seattle he has performed in a wide variety of musical situations, ranging from concert percussion with the Bellevue Philharmonic and Rainier Symphony to working as a dance accompanist for Cornish College of the Arts. He has also performed as a drummer with many different groups in Seattle’s vibrant independent music scene, in styles ranging from jazz, folk, country and theater to Beatles tribute bands and martial arts demonstrations. His favorite food is bananas. Ben has toured the Northwest US, Alaska and Canada with the aforementioned group Zingara and has traveled throughout Mexico and the Caribbean as a jazz musician for Carnival Cruise Lines, playing with his brother Q and bassist Neslon Saarni in the now infamous Cardinal Hamilton Trio. As a soloist he performed with the Washington/Idaho Symphony as winner of their 2002 Young Artist Competition. Mr. Morrow has taught percussion at Music Works NW, the Sitka Fine Arts Camp, and Des Moines Elementary. He is currently teaching private drum lessons in the Seattle area. http://www.benjaminmorrow.com