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Gipsy Kings at Place Des Arts!-
The organizers of the 31st Festival International de Jazz de Montreal wish to inform festival fans that the An Evening with the Gipsy Kings concert that was originally going to be staged at the Bell Centre on Sunday, July 4, has been moved to Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts, on the same date and still ...
The Festival is Dressed to the Nines for Its 31st!
Indoor program of the 31th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal New series, major premieres, very special events... The Festival is dressed to the nines for its 31st! Tickets go on sale this Saturday at noon Montreal, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - Finally-it's time to unveil the full indoor program of the 31st ...
The New Revelation from Blue Note, Kristina Train, a Special Intimate Performance Tonight for Montreal Music Industry and Media
Montreal -- The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal and EMI Musique Canada are especially proud to offer media and music industry representatives a special, intimate performance by Kristina Train, the sensational new signing by the legendary Blue Note label. For this grand Montreal premiere, the powerful singer will perform songs from her debut album, Spilt ...
Legendary Downbeat Magazine Devotes a 16-Page Insert to the "Best of the Fests"
Montreal - In its October 2009 edition, bearing the signatures of influential jazz journalists and critics Ed Enright, Michael Bourne, Joshua Jackson and Michael Jackson, highly respected DownBeat magazine paid the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal a very special tribute, describing it as the jazz festival par excellence: “Bigger! Better! Best, actually..." A 16-page insert ...
Wrap-up of the 30th Edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal a Musical Dream... Come True
The 30th anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal enters the history books-and wasn't that a party! For 13 days and nights-two more than usual, a bonus for everyone, including our local hotels!-Montreal reveled in the best of jazz and its related musical genres in a historic and successful turning point for the Festival. ...
Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Followed by Ben Harper and Relentless7!
30th anniversary Rio Tinto Alcan Closing Event, Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, followed by Ben Harper & Relentless7! Montreal - Closing out an amazing 30th edition with a big bang, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal invites fans to a festive, technicolour Rio Tinto Alcan 30th ...
Honouring the "Father" of Jazz Festivals: A Tribute to George Wein
Montreal - For its 30th anniversary, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal welcomes and honours George Wein, the “father” of jazz festivals, who created the very first event of its kind, the Newport Jazz Festival, 55 years ago. Yesterday, in the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan pressroom, Alain Simard, president and founder of the ...
Montreal Jazz Festival: Days 7-9, July 7-9, 2009
by John Kelman
Days 1-3 | Days 4-6 | Days 7-9 Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae Charlie Haden Family and Friends / Bill Frisell QuartetVan Der Graaf Generator / Ornette ColemanFestival International de Jazz de Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada July 7-9 2009 Every year the Festival ...
Ornette Coleman Winner of the Miles Davis Award
The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal this year offered the prestigious Miles Davis Award to the peerless free jazz titan Ornette Coleman. He was given the prize by Alain Simard, founder and president of the Festival. For over five decades, saxophonist and composer Ornette Coleman, 79, has played a major role in the evolution of ...
Toots and the Maytals, 6th Winners of the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award
Montreal - Reggae pioneers Toots & The Maytals were honoured by the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal with the awarding of the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award. The prize was presented to them by Laurent Saulnier, vice-president of programming of the Festival, on stage at their concert on Thursday night. Toots & The Maytals are the ...
