Cian Boylan Trio + Linley Hamilton (Trumpet)

About this event

Acclaimed jazz pianist Cian Boylan and his superb trio (Dave Redmond - Double Bass, Guy Rickarby - Drums) join forces with Belfast Trumpeter and BBC Radio Presenter Dr Linley Hamilton for an eclectic night of jazz.

Cian has been part of the Irish music scene for over twenty years and has performed, toured, arranged and recorded with amongst others Duke Special, Camille O’Sullivan, Sister Sledge, Ella Henderson, Sinead O Connor, Jerry Fish, Bronagh Gallagher, Van Morrison, RTE Concert Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, Dublin City Jazz Orchestra, Declan O’Rourke, Andrew Strong, Neil Hannon, Mary Coughlan, Cathy Davey, Gavin Friday, Beth Rowley, Robin Gibb, Juliet Turner, Alan Bergman, Bressie, and Imelda May amongst others.

He has written, arranged, recorded and produced music for TV and Film including the Cannes Award winning ‘The Lobster’ starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weitz in which he also appeared in playing a piano player and the upcoming 'Return To Montauk' by Oscar Winning Director Volker Schlöndorff. He has also featured regularly as an arranger and performer on the BBC/Amazon Prime series Ripper Street, and ‘Harley and The Davidsons’ for the Discovery channel. 

He has released two acclaimed jazz albums under his own name and is recording for an upcoming release later in the year.

Trumpeter Linley has juggled a career as a trumpet player with being a BBC Jazz Broadcaster and an educator with Making Music Workshop.

He has had many career highlights in the past with significant performances or recordings with Paul Brady, Van Morrison, Foy Vance, Eleanor McEvoy, Jacqui Dankworth, ASIWYFA, Oppenheimer and Gareth Dunlop to name a few, but he is working just as hard as ever these days and is celebrating success with his own recent albums In Transition and Taylor Made with his quintet which features Johnny Taylor piano, Damien Evans bass, Julien Colarossi guitar and Dominic Mullen drums.