The Brett Belanger Trio

The Brett Belanger Trio is a Charleston jazz group led by bassist Brett Belanger, with Abdiel Iriarte on piano and Ron Wiltrout on drums. The trio plays American standards and bebop-era repertoire along with some originals, and is a regular in Forte Jazz Lounge's Wednesday instrumental jazz series. Belanger grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and holds a jazz performance degree and an Artist Certificate from the College of Charleston. He has performed with Charlton Singleton, Quentin Baxter, Ulysses Owens Jr. and Jon Faddis among others, has had arrangements premiered by the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, and teaches bass at the Charleston Jazz Academy.