Ben Creighton Griffiths Quartet
Thursday 8th October 2026
Tickets: £20.00 Seat at a shared Table for 4 /£15.00 Seat – No Table
Doors: 7.30pm
Show: 8:00pm-9:30pm – Single Set 75 min
Please note you can book for dinner either before or after the show.
Come and experience the era of swing with The Ben Creighton Griffiths quartet. Led by Ben Creighton Griffiths on harp, this performance will feature Joseph Van Parys on guitar, Cameron Saint on bass, and Sam Green on drums. Expect to hear Swing classics, Django standards, and Bossa Nova during this exciting performance from four excellent musicians based in South Wales.
Benjamin Creighton Griffiths is a jazz and classical harpist based in Wales. He made his International debut at the 2004 1er Concours International de Harpe in Nantes, France where, aged 7, he came second in the Under 18 division. In 2006 he won the Under 13 Division of the Wales International Harp Festival before going on to win the 2008 Junior Lily Laskine competition in Paris, winning a concert harp in the process.
Originally classically trained he now specialises in jazz both as a soloist and with his bands. His career has taken him across the world including to America, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, China, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, India, Brazil, and across Europe. As well as a performer he is a composer, most recently developing a concert schedule for his own Concerto for Jazz Harp & Symphony Orchestra. This has included five performances across the UK and its first international performance in Tasmania with the Student Music Collective of Tasmania University.
Joseph Van Parys is a guitarist from North Yorkshire with a passion for swinging jazz. He’s played in and around South Wales/England, becoming a well known jazz guitarist on the scene after completing his studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. His particular focus is on the swing era of jazz, and his creative soloing and sensitive accompaniment alike has been praised by audiences across the South of the UK.
Cameron Saint is a bassist studying a Jazz Masters at the Royal Academy of Music in London after completing his degree at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He has played with the likes of Huw Warren, Alex Merritt, Iain Ballamy and Tom Remon. Leading his own project, The Mingus Project, he has successfully released an album (Live at the Flute and Tankard) and undergone an 11 date tour of the UK.
Sam Green is a drummer based in Cardiff, Wales, best known for leading his own group – Rivers And Lakes, alongside working with award-winning musicians Nils Kavanagh and Ursula Harrison in their respective bands. Sam grew up in West Yorkshire before moving to Wales in 2021, where he met close friend and collaborator Joseph Van Parys and also joined the JVP trio which can be heard regularly around the country. Alongside his gigging work, Sam teaches and does session work, appearing on radio, ITV, and the BBC.
“A true virtuoso on the instrument” – The Jazz Mann
“Harp sensation” – Nation Cymru
“The musicianship on this is off the scale” – Adam Walton, BBC Wales Introducing
LINE-UP:
Lead/Harp – Ben Creighton Griffiths
Guitar – Joseph Van Parys
Drums – Sam Green
Bass – Cameron Saint
Please note, The Club is not licensed to allow access to Children under the age of 16 after 9pm, so for evening performances, please do not book tickets for children under the age of 16. Children aged 16 and above are welcome at any time.
For £20.00 Tickets:
Seats are not numbered and you will be seated at available tables. Please note tables seat 4 people, so for bookings of less than 4 people, you will be seated and share a table for 4.
For £15.00 Tickets:
This is a fully seated event. Seats are not numbered and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
Please note the Jazz Club is situated in the basement of the Duke of Hamilton Pub and access is via a number of stairs. The nearest toilets are situated on the 1st floor of the Pub.
Showtimes
Doors: 7:30 pm | Show: 8:00 pm