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Jim Griffith
[edit]Jim Griffith is an American violist, arts administrator, and the Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. He is also the founder and former CEO of the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers, Florida. With a career spanning over three decades, Griffith has contributed significantly to both performance and arts leadership.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Griffith was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Manhattan School of Music and a Master of Music from the Juilliard School studying with Lillian Fuchs and Paul Doktor. At age 20, he made his debut at Carnegie Hall as a member of the New York Virtuosi chamber orchestra.[1]
Performance Career
[edit]Griffith was a violist with the Naples Philharmonic from 1989 to 2022. He also performed with the Venice Symphony and was a founding member of the Hudson String Quartet. His earlier performance credits include principal violist with the New York Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, American Virtuosi, and the New York Virtuosi.[2]
Arts Administration
[edit]In 2003, Griffith founded the Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, transforming a historic U.S. post office building into a major cultural venue in Fort Myers. Under his leadership, the center attracted over 200,000 visitors annually and added a recording studio, a rooftop sculpture garden, and education programs in music and visual arts.[3]
He also co-founded the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival, the Gulf Coast Music School, and the New Arts Festival in Florida. Griffith has taught at the Point-CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp in Vermont.[4]
Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival
[edit]In 2024, Griffith was appointed Executive Director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, succeeding longtime director Steven Ovitsky. He began his role in October 2024.[5]
Legal and Advocacy Involvement
[edit]Griffith was one of several musicians involved in a 2022 lawsuit related to the Artis—Naples Philharmonic’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which gained national attention.[6][7]