What's on this week: 22 February

Brussels Jazz Orchestra joins forces with young American conductor Ryan Truesdell to pay tribute to 20th-century composer and band leader Gil Evans. BJO have tackled the jazz giant before. In 2002, the ensemble revisited the seminal 1960 Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration Sketches of Spain at the Hague’s North Sea Jazz Festival. Their current project is different, though. Curated by Truesdell and informed by his deep knowledge of Evans’ life and repertoire, the programme is comprehensive. It includes the pioneering composer’s landmark pieces, his famous collaborations and a few obscure, even heretofore unknown works. 23 & 25 February, Brussels & Antwerp

Multimedia experimentation has been a hallmark of modern art since German composer Richard Wagner advocated the “total work of art” over 150 years ago. Since then artists from Bertold Brecht to David Bowie have sought to marry sound and vision. Concertgebouw’s Klank/Beeld continues the tradition. The programme pairs musicians and visual artists performing specially commissioned works. Double bass player Peter Jacquemyn and performance artist Sigrid Tanghe open the show with an improvisational performance. They are followed by a poetic interlude by soundtrack composer Annelies Van Parys. Experimental cellist Arne Deforce closes out the evening, accompanied by calligrapher Brody Neuenschwander. 2 March, 20.00, Concertgebouw, Bruges

Belgian photographer and PhD student Johanne Verbockhaven explores the relationship between visual images and anthropology in this exhibition of photographs taken in the barren wilds of Iceland. The region in question, the fjord-scarred Hornstrandir peninsula, once had a thriving economy and a modest but satisfied population. It is now deserted. With her field work, Verbockhaven seeks to shed light on the socio-historical process of desertion. In addition to their academic merit, her photographs, with their sweeping natural landscapes and eerie architectural ruins, are visually striking. Until 19 March, ADAM, Brussels

The Scabs Unplugged: Founding members of veteran Flemish punk-rock group reunite for a months-long acoustic tour spanning the whole of Flanders. 23 February to 26 May, across Flanders

Flanders Symphony Orchestra: Bolero: Led by French conductor Adrien Perruchon and featuring Czech violinist Josef Spacek, the orchestra perform a programme of Spanish-inflected pieces by Ravel and Copland as well as a new composition by young Flemish pianist Mathias Coppens. 1 March 20.00, Concertgebouw, ’t Zand 34, Bruges

Imaginary Frontiers: French art historian Louma Salamé curates this collection of contemporary art exploring borders and intercultural encounters. 23 February to 30 April, Villa Empain, Franklin Rooseveltlaan 67, Brussels

Kamrooz Aram: Ornament for Indifferent Architecture: The New York-based Iranian artist uses sculpture, painting and collage to forge an ornamental brand of minimalism in which geometric figures co-exist with rich patterns. Until 9 April, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Museumlaan 14, Sint-Martens-Latem

Erika Fatland: In a preview of next month’s Passa Porta literary festival, Norwegian writer and anthropologist Erika Fatland, recently named one of 10 “New Voices from Europe” by Literary Europe Live, discusses her work. 23 February 20.00, Permeke Auditorium, De Coninckplein 25, Antwerp

Club 923: For those who like your parties to start before midnight, this one’s especially for you. It runs from 9-2-3, get it? Irish coffee and artisanal cupcakes start you off, then you get DJ sets by Hektor and Lotto. 25 February 21.00-3.00, Vooruit, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23, Ghent