Motivated by a diverse musical palate and burning passion to connect with people of all creeds through his music, Benjamin Sutin has been residing in New York City for thirteen years where he has made a mark as an eclectic, diverse and sought after violinist, composer and educator in a host of musical genres including jazz, latin jazz, rock and klezmer, all of which has inspired his own original music.

With four albums under his name as a band leader Sutin has performed to sold out crowds in venues such as the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, The City Winery, Cornelia Street Cafe, and World Cafe Live and has received rave reviews from the likes of Downbeat, been featured on NPR Live Sessions and been recognized by the International Songwriter's Competition. Benjamin graduated from Manhattan School of Music in 2015 with a B.M. in Jazz Violin Performance where he studied privately with jazz violinist, Sara Caswell. He now is on faculty at Manhattan School of Music teaching jazz violin and  theory, improvisation and jazz combos in their Pre-College program.In August 2022 Sutin won 3rd prize in the 5th edition of the Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition. Benjamin graduated in May, 2024 with a M.M. in Multi-Style Strings Performance at New Jersey City University, studying with the likes of Jeremy Kittle, Joe Deninzon, Dave Eggar, Martha Mooke, Regina Carter, John Benitez, Gary Dial and Jeff “Tain” Watts.