Since the completion of his Masters of Music at Rice University, Jonathan Benjamin has built a varied career as a pianist, composer, and arranger. While in Houston, he arranged, conducted and performed Gershwin pieces for Tim O’Keefe’s Fascinating Evening. For American Repertory Ballet, he has composed, orchestrated, arranged, and performed for many pieces including a restaging of Twyla Tharp”s Eight Jelly Rolls, Kirk Peterson’s Eyes That Gently Touch, Douglas Martin’s Pride and Prejudice, Ethan Stiefel’s Midsummer Night’s Dream, and most recently Luis Napoles’s Compasso. He also regularly plays at Broadway Dance and Steps Over Broadway, as well as keeping a busy freelance career throughout the Tri-State area.
