This edition is dedicated to jazz giant, Montreal pianist,
Oscar Peterson.
Photo: Bernard Brault
(La Presse)
2008 Record
A remarkable number of discoveries: more indoor and outdoor shows than ever for a total of 725 performances. more …
Hard to believe!
The music we’ll be hearing will engrave this year’s edition of the Festival
in our memories forever! Now more than ever, the additions to the indoor and outdoor
programs are simply overwhelming! Music lovers from here and abroad already savour
the unique delight of concocting their own festival from among the hundreds of concerts
featured.
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Countdown to the 30th anniversary
Along with a concert program that will surprise even diehard jazz fans, the Festival
International de Jazz de Montréal will celebrate its 30th anniversary next
summer with the opening of two extraordinary new facilities: the place du quartier
des spectacles and the maison du festival de jazz. Alain Simard explains the important
role these new additions will play on the Montreal cultural landscape.
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A word from the president
The 30th anniversary next year… and the party has already begun!
This 29th edition offers a comprehensive 11-day-and-night survey of
planet jazz and its satellites, be they electro-jazz, bossa nova, blues, hip hop,
world music in all its diversity, or even musical comedy!
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A carbon-neutral 2008 edition
A Green Festival
The Jazz Festival becomes carbon-neutral. more
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Breaking news
President’s report
This past November 12 and 13, Rendez-vous 2007 — Montréal, métropole
culturelle gathered over 1,300 people from the artistic and cultural communities,
the different levels of government, and the business and tourism sectors.
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Next editions
30th edition: July 1 to 12, 2009
31st edition: July 1 to 11, 2010
32nd edition: June 30 to July 10, 2011