Ce que les médias internationaux en disent
"Wow, what a festival. Taking over seemingly every club, concert
hall park and wide street in town are, among the 3,000 performers: Woody Allen (wow!),
Leonard Cohen (wow!), Omara Portuondo, Steely Dan, Aretha Franklin, James Taylor,
Charlie Haden, Return to Forever, Katie Melua and the “Saxophone Summit”
of Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman and Ravi Coltrane. Wow!"
– New-York Times
"Uno de los festivales dedicados a la música sincopada más importantes
del mundo."
– Excelsior, Mexico
« Étant inscrit depuis 2004 dans le Livre des records Guinness
comme étant le plus important festival de jazz du monde, pas étonnant
que Montréal puisse attirer les plus grands noms… la programmation
intérieure de cette 29e édition… rend justice à
ce titre. »
– Journal de Montréal
"It's my favorite Festival [...] the only one I make a point to come to
every year."
– Andrey Henkin, editor All About Jazz
« Le Festival est de très loin le meilleur auquel je sois jamais
allé. La programmation est irréprochable [...] la qualité des
concerts gratuits ne doit en rien à celle des payants. Bref, je suis rentré
époustouflé. »
– Sacha Reins, Le Point
"The most unique and satisfying Festival experience I've ever had [...].
One of a kind, not to be missed!"
– Russ Davis, XM Radio
"For years I'd heard that Montreal presented the world's finest jazz
festival. Would the reality equal the hype? No. What we experienced there exceeded
our wildest expectations."
– Paul Freeman, Palo Alto Daily News
« Ce qui frappe, c'est que Montréal est à la
fois un festival gigantesque et intime, détendu et tenu par une organisation
réglée à la seconde [...] c'est aussi un festival qui a
su embraser le centre d'une grosse ville - un cas unique [...], le plus important
festival de jazz au monde. »
– Sylvain Siclier, Le Monde
"Many cities boast musical extravaganzas, but nowhere puts on a better show."
– Paul Wade, Telegraph.co.uk
"Highly regarded as the best in the world by popular jazz musicians."
– Kelly Moeller, ABC News
« Programmation de prestige, affluence massive, comptes équilibrés...un
phénomène. [...] Et le festin de musique donne le tournis. »
– Bertrand Dicale, Le Figaro.fr
"Uno de los festivales [...] más importantes del mundo."
– Excelsior, Mexico
"[...] this 11-day extravaganza that draws nearly 2 million fans annually
kicked off with a series of powerhouse shows on a downtown site that was bigger,
brighter and more vibrant that ever."
– Bob Young, Boston Herald
« Le festival [...] s'est avéré follement passionnant. »
– Jean‑Claude Raspiengeas, La Croix
"The best urban music festival in North America."
– Playboy Magazine
"Montreal is as close as there is to a one-stop shop for a panorama of jazz
today, generously seasoned with world music, pop, and electronica."
– Siddharta Mitter, Boston Globe
"[...] el más prestigioso del mundo."
– AOL Latino
"Apart from being the biggest, it's also the best."
– Bernard Perusse, The Gazette
« C'est probablement l'événement le mieux organisé
en matière de gestion environnementale. »
– Catherine Vézina du Consortium Écho-Logique
"Jamie Di Salvio and his BV3 crew turned St.Catherine Street into the world's
biggest dance club. [...] The show felt triumphant."
– Mike Doherty, National Post
"Tyner showed his strengths both as a pianist and an improviser, making it
more than obvious why he was awarded this year's Prix Miles-Davis."
– J.D. Considine, The Globe and Mail
"There is something that approaches perfection about the Montreal Guitar Show
and Guitarmania."
– Robert J. Lewis, Arts & Opinion
"I have never seen so many talented luthiers in one room ever before."
– George Gruhn, Vintage Guitar