Jazz vocalist Samara Joy's career has been advancing rapidly. She drew a large, enthusiastic audience to the Maison symphonique, which was also a celebration of her receiving the festival's Ella ...

Samara Joy is set to receive the Ella Fitzgerald Award at the 2025 Montreal Jazz Festival on June 28 at Maison symphonique, Place des Arts. Joy has won five Grammys in the last three years (from five ...

The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the biggest and most diverse celebration of the genre in the world. But how did Montreal first become known for jazz? For our latest Sense of Place ...

Earlier this month, and for the first time since 2023, Rock Music Menu headed north of the border to Canada for the Montreal Jazz Festival, which saw this year’s edition, the 45th, run from June 26 ...

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM) has unveiled the program for its 45th edition! For 10 wonderful days, from June 26 to July 5, 2025, downtown Montréal will vibe to the sounds of ...

The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (FIJM) is fast approaching! With just one month to go, concerts by Blue Rodeo and Monsieur Periné have been added to the outdoor programming, offered ...

Modibo Keita points to a tear-soaked Stevie Wonder performance as one of his earliest and most distinct memories at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. Five days after Michael Jackson passed ...

‘We’re so happy to be with you, so happy to see all these smiling faces,” said Chicago gospel and soul great Mavis Staples, who proved she’s as vital as ever at the Montreal International Jazz ...

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5-1 | Day 5-2 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8 | Day 9 | Day 10 | Day 11 With the third day of the festival upon us, a certain measure of relief was setting in. You could ...

Historian Dorothy Williams explains why Montreal became a center for jazz music. 'It was never taped': There's a missing piece to Montreal's jazz history The Montreal International Jazz Festival is ...