Lunchtime Concert - Ben Creighton Griffiths (Harp)

Friday 9th August, 2024, 1:00pm

In the Tithe Barn

For his performance Ben will delve into his extensive jazz repertoire to perform a mixture of well known jazz standards and original compositions across many styles. Expect to hear swing classics, Latin Bossa nova, and modern jazz performed on the harp!

Benjamin Creighton Griffiths is an internationally touring 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 – the Transatlantic Hot Club and Chube. His career has taken him across the world including to the USA, Canada, the Caribbean, Hong Kong, India, Brazil, and across Europe and has seen him collaborate with excellent musicians in both the classical and jazz world. As well as a performer he is a composer, most recently developing a concert schedule for his own Concerto for Jazz Harp & Symphony Orchestra.

Upcoming appearances include a series of UK summer shows with renowned jazz singer Tatiana Eva-Marie, Autumn shows with Chube across the UK, and a trip performing and teaching across Scotland including at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow.

Free with retiring collection