Jazz festival Brilliant Corners won’t be returning in the spring, its organisers promoter Moving on Music has indicated. At heart is the issue of funding and Belfast City Council has already signalled cuts in the Belfast-based promoter’s funding this year. The first Brilliant Corners festival held in the spring featured Ellington in Anticipation, Liane Carroll, David Lyttle, Alexander Hawkins, and Meilana Gillard among the line-up. The news comes as a severe blow to the local scene following swiftly on from the scaling back of jazz for October’s Belfast festival at Queen’s this year. More: http://www.marlbank.net/news/940-precious-little-jazz-at-this-sscalcalyear-s-belfast-festival-at-queen-s