Thanks to the principal support of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland through its National Lottery Rural Engagement Arts Programme (REAP), we are thrilled to begin an exciting new chapter for Jazz Juniors with the launch of our Mid Ulster hub at Seamus Heaney HomePlace, Bellaghy, in January.

As well as receiving the same training in jazz improvisation offered in Belfast, Omagh and Armagh, Jazz Juniors Bellaghy will also present its own seasonal Jazzlife Jam and an annual concert.

Having seen the commitment of our students since 2021, with several travelling over 150 miles round trip to our sessions, this milestone development means that no young person in Northern Ireland will have to travel more than 1 hour by car to reach one of our hubs.