Day 11 - Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, July 8, 2006

John Kelman

Senior Editor since 2004

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, John wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

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That appreciation was also shared by the audience. Montreal audiences are known around the world as some of the most appreciative, and the demand for an encore—as has been the case at all the shows attended over the past four days—was completely heartfelt and never felt perfunctory or attached to entitlement. It's why artists come back to Montreal year after year, and with shows as strong as Byron's and as unique as the Sonora Italia series, it's also why a significant number of fans also make the Montreal Jazz Festival a regular destination.

Tomorrow: The festival's Le Grand Concert de Cloture closes out the 27th edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival with a large multimedia show featuring the Balkan music of Goran Bregovic.

Visit Ada Montellanico, Don Byron and Festival International de Jazz de Montreal on the web.

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