Press kit, Benjamin Hunter · Press kit, official use
Benjamin Hunter, Artistic Director of Northwest Folklife, is a Seattle-based creative & cultural entrepreneur and advocate, and an award winning multi-instrumentalist & composer. As co-founder of ventures like Black & Tan Hall, The Hillman City Collaboratory, Community Arts Create, and The Rhapsody Project, he builds artist-led ecosystems that blend performance, placemaking, and cultural equity--redefining how folk traditions scale and evolve in contemporary markets. Through his music, Benjamin attempts to connect his lived experiences and admiration for world music into one musical language, scanning the margins and nucleus alike for stories and intersections where humanity converges.
