After being enamored by the vocal qualities of the violin, Benjamin began studying Suzuki violin at age five, adding piano just a few years later. His career began to blossom when he started showing an interest in jazz, just months before his 13th birthday. It all started with a summer long workshop with saxophonist, Odean Pope at the famed Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz in Philadelphia, the only education institution at the time willing to accept a violinist into their program. Soon after, Benjamin started studying privately with legendary jazz violinist John Blake Jr. among other Philadelphia based jazz luminaries on faculty at the Clef Club. It wasn’t long before he developed a name for himself. You would frequently catch him on the Philly scene, whether at sessions or gigging professionally, both as a leader and sideman.

Sutin has since had the privilege of performing in venues such as: Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium, The Kennedy Center, The Apollo Theater, NJPAC, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, Lincoln Center’s Appel Room, Smoke Jazz Club, Microsoft Theater (Staples Center), the Nassau Coliseum, Oracle Center, Clifford Brown Jazz Festival, Ravinia Festival, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, among many more.

Sutin joined Bobby Sanabria’s Multiverse Big Band in 2017 for the recording of their now Grammy Nominated and Jazz Journalist Association’s “Record Of The Year” album, West Side Story Reimagined as well as the recently Grammy-Nominated release, “Vox Humana”.  He is now a regular member of the group, as well a frequent on-call sub for multiple salsa bands throughout NYC including with Chembo Corniel (whose album, Land of the Descendants he appeared on several years back), Ivo Tirado Jr’s “Bronx Charanga”, and Joe DeJesus’ “Charansalsa” as well as performing with Larry Harlow’s re-installment of “Hommy – A Latin Opera” at Lincoln Center out of Doors.