The following material is available to consult free of charge at the Festival International
de jazz de Montréal's documentation centre:
30 Years of Archives… and Growing. A Wealth of Jazz Treasures for All
to Enjoy!
Located on the third floor of the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan, the Médiathèque
Jazz/La Presse is the largest of its kind in the world. This jazz resource centre
and cinematheque is accessible to the public free of charge. In
all, 11 computer workstations let you peruse through no less
than 50,000 music archives, 30,000 photographs,
and 1,000 videos and concerts, representing more than 30 years
of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal history. An incredible source
of knowledge and a wonderful promotional tool for our musical heritage that is sure
to thrill jazz newcomers, fanatics, and researchers alike.
For more info: press release
Relive Festival history with free concert screenings
Every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m., revisit on big video screen the Festival's best shows. Free of charge in the Salle Stevie Wonder (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan, 2nd Floor).
Médiathèque Jazz/La Presse Inauguration
For Information
La médiathèque Jazz La Presse
Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan
305, Sainte-Catherine West, 3rd floor
Montréal (Québec) H2X 2A3
514 288-8882
Opening hours:
| Tuesday: |
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11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.* |
| Wednesday to Saturday: |
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11:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Sunday: |
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11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Monday: |
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closed |
*Closing
time is 9 p.m. on evenings when shows are presented at L’Astral.
Free admission