Brilliant Corners 2020
Belfast’s jazz festival, Brilliant Corners, takes place from 27 February to 7 March.
This edition will see 10 days of the very best local, national and international talent fill the city with music. There will be familiar names and brand-new stars. Expect sounds from Berlin, New Orleans, mid-Ulster and outer space.
The festival has grown this year with an extra couple of concerts, post-gig jam sessions at The Sunflower, and the films are back too. The full-festival-ticket provides access to 12 ticketed gigs for just £50 – or you can pay per concert.
See full programme below.
THURSDAY 27 FEBRUARY
FRANCESCO TURRISI (solo piano)
SONIC LAB
FREE
FRIDAY 28 FEB
DINOSAUR
BLACK BOX
8PM, £14 / £10 conc
SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY
THE ULSTER YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA
BLACK BOX
2.30PM, £7
SATURDAY 29 FEBRUARY
WOOD RIVER
BLACK BOX
8PM, £12 / £8 conc
SUNDAY 1 MARCH
DIME NOTES
BLACK BOX
2.30PM, £14 (£10 conc)
SUNDAY 1 MARCH
PARKER / NIBLOCK / SANDERS
BLACK BOX
8PM, £14 (£10 conc)
TUESDAY 3 MARCH
KENOSHA KID
BLACK BOX
7PM, £12 (£8 conc)
WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH
LINLEY HAMILTON QUINTET
BLACK BOX
7PM, £14 (£10 conc)
THURSDAY 5 MARCH
FUZZY LOGIC
support WHEN THE DUST SETTLES
BLACK BOX
7PM, £12 / £8 conc
FRIDAY 6 MARCH
HEJIRA
BLACK BOX
8PM, £12 (£8 conc)
SATURDAY 7 MARCH
JOSEPH LEIGHTON QUARTET
BLACK BOX
2.30PM, £12 / £8 conc
SATURDAY 7 MARCH
BINKER GOLDING’S BAND
BLACK BOX
8PM, £14 / £10 conc
The Connection
Beanbag Cinema, 6pm
£4
Imagine The Sound
Beanbag Cinema, 6pm
£4
The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith
Beanbag Cinema, 6pm
£4
SAT 7 MAR
Mama Africa
Beanbag Cinema, 6pm
£4
Jam Sessions
SAT 29 FEB – THE SUNLOWER – 10.30PM
Led by Seonaid Murray
FRI 6 MAR – THE SUNFLOWER – 10.30PM
Led by Scott Flanigan
SAT 7 MAR – THE SUNFLOWER – 10.30PM
Led by Jack Kelly & James Anderson
For booking, visit http://www.brilliantcornersbelfast.com/