Every year for 10 days and nights, downtown Montreal transforms into what the Guinness World Records calls the world’s largest jazz festival.
This years 40th-anniversary festival takes place from June 27 to July 6 with 150 indoor concerts, there is something for all style of music fans, in particular, aficionados of jazz in its purest form.
Some of the top-tier artists performing at event are Norah Jones (June 27), Blue Rodeo (June 28), Patricia Barber (June 30), Melody Gardot (June 29 and 30), Diane Reeves (July 1), George Benson (July 1), Peter Frampton (July 5) and Buddy Guy and Colin James (July 6). Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 26 at 10 AM
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal founded in 1979 draws together some of the planets best musicians from all styles of music and has just announced its indoor concert lineup. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM.
Verdun was selected to host the first annual roving satellite site on Wellington Street. Each year for the duration of the festival a satellite will be set up in a different neighbourhood.
The list of the indoor concerts:
To purchase TICKETS of for more INFORMATION.
June 26 / CBC/Radio-Canada Opening Concert: Richard Galliano/Ron Carter duo | Tribute to Michel Legrand with Richard Galliano and Quatuor Molinari.
June 26 to July 6 / Richard Reed Parry
June 27 / Omara Portuondo, One Last Kiss Tour
June 27 / Brad Mehldau Quintet with Ambrose Akinmusire, Joel Frahm, Joe Sanders, Leon Parker
June 27 / The Strumbellas. Opening act: Elliot Maginot
June 27 / ECM 50th Anniversary, Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn
June 27 / Melissa Aldana Quartet
June 27 / Jacques Kuba Séguin, Migrations. With: Pilc, Rieu, Salazar, Vedady and Warren
June 28 / Chucho Valdés, Jazz Batá. Opening act: Edmar Castaneda trio
June 28 / Blue Rodeo. Opening act: Elisapie
June 28 / Madeleine Peyroux. Opening act: Yaron Herman trio
June 28 / Jesse Mac Cormack | Land of Talk
June 28 / 50th Anniversary, Tord Gustavsen trio
June 28 / Lucioles with guests: Marie-Pierre Arthur and Lisa Iwanycki-Moore, Nirvana
June 28 / Samuel Blais Quartet with Ben Monder, Dan Weiss and John Hollenbeck
June 29 / Bebel Gilberto. Opening act: Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
June 29 / Bobby Bazini. Opening act: Matt Andersen
June 29 / Yannick Rieu: John Coltrane, The Lost Album
June 29 / Roberto Fonseca III with Erik Truffaz
June 29 / Marianne Trudel and Karen Young, Portraits: Songs of Joni Mitchell
June 29 / Joep Beving
June 29 and 30 / Melody Gardot
June 30 / Stacey Kent Symphonique
June 30 / Ravi Coltrane Quartet | Antonio Sanchez & Migration
June 30 / Voïvod. Opening act: René Lussier & Robbie Kuster
June 30 / Hichem Khalfa, The RH Factor
June 30 / Roberto SOLO Fonseca
June 30 / Charles Papasoff, Darkly Bright, Conversations with Shakespeare
July 1 / George Benson. Opening act: Kandace Springs,
July 1 / Lee Fields & The Expressions
July 1 / Dummy, 25 Years of Trip Hop
July 1 / Roberto Fonseca & Joe Claussell
July 1 / Christian Scott a Tunde Adjuah
July 1 and 2 / Joe Bel, Dreams
July 2 / Joshua Redman Quartet with Aaron Goldberg, Reuben Rogers & Gregory Hutchinson. Opening act: Alex Lefaivre YUL Quartet
July 2 / Jacob Collier. Opening act: Madison McFerrin
July 2 / Nate Smith, KINFOLK | BIGYUKI
July 2 / Effendi 20th Anniversary
July 3 / Jeremy Dutcher. Opening act: Eleni Mandell
July 3 / John Pizzarelli trio, For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute to Nat King Cole | Ranee Lee
July 3 / Orchestre National de Jazz – The Invisible Man: An Orchestral Tribute to Dr. Dre
July 3 / Stéphane Wrembel, Django à gogo
July 3 / Christine Jensen New York Quartet with Allison Miller, Helen Sung, Noriko Ueda
July 3 / Jean-Michel Pilc Waves trio
July 4 / Mr Eazi. Opening act: Blinky Bill
July 4 / Alexandra Streliski. Opening act: Justin Wright
July 4 / Connan Mockasin. Opening act: Helena Deland
July 4 / Beverly Glenn Copeland
July 4 / Django Festival All Stars featuring Samson Schmitt, Pierre Blanchard, Ludovic Beier
July 4 / ECM 50th Anniversary, Larry Grenadier
July 4 / Rafael Zaldivar, Afro-Cuban Revival
July 5 / Alex Henry Foster. Opening act: Sheenah Ko
July 5 / Peter Frampton Finale, The Farewell Tour
July 5 / Bahamas. Opening act: Emilie Kahn
July 5 / Courtney Barnett. Opening act: Pottery
July 5 / Kurt Elling and Danilo Pérez duo
July 5 / ECM 50th Anniversary, Bobo Stenson solo
July 5 / ECM 50th Anniversary, Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin
July 6 / First Aid Kit. Opening act: Gabrielle Shonk
July 6 / Buddy Guy | Colin James
July 6 / Leslie Odom Jr. | Dominique Fils-Aimé
July 6 / Yungblud. Opening act: Saint PHNX
July 6 / Donato-Bourassa-Lozano-Tanguay, Re: Bill Evans
July 6 and 7 / CBC/Radio-Canada Closing Concerts: Pink Martini
For more information visit the official site: https://www.montrealjazzfest.com/