Benjamin Nicholas is a vocalist, pianist, and composer based out of Long Beach, CA. They recently graduated from CSU Long Beach where they double majored in jazz voice and music composition and minored in anthropology. Benjamin was a section leader in the university’s top ensembles and also wrote numerous vocal arrangements for CSULB ensembles and others.

Benjamin loves performing original music along with inventive re- arrangements of existing repertoire. While they flirt with many styles of music, they are particularly interested in jazz, folk, neo-classical, musical theater, and the many intersections between these genres.

Benjamin hopes to help students discover their own individual voices. They also hope to use music as a vehicle to help develop students into more kind, intelligent, thoughtful, and confident people both on and off of the stage.