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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On a breezy summer night in Montreal, the air crackled with something far cooler than jazz clichés. Under the ornate ceiling of the Maison symphonique, an unlikely king took the stage. Clad in a black ...

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 ...

Summer in Montreal means music in the streets, laughs on every corner and fireworks over the river, as the city transforms into a season-long celebration. The world’s largest jazz festival draws over ...

‘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 ...

Grammy-nominated Nigerian superstar Ayra Starr will be headlining the annual Montreal International Jazz Festival in Canada on July 1. Her headline performance comes days after she thrilled fans at ...

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 ...