The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world’s largest jazz festival. Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free outdoor performances), and welcomes close to 2.5 million visitors. The festival takes place at 10 free outdoor stages and 10 indoor concert halls.
Headliners
Festival lineup
- Al Jardine
- Basia Bulat
- Bilal
- Blondie Chaplin
- Boy & Bear
- Brian Wilson
- Caravan Palace
- Cat Power
- Céu
- Danny Brown
- Dave Harrington
- George Thorogood and the Destroyers
- GoGo Penguin
- Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five
- Gregory Porter
- JD McPherson
- Jake Shimabukuro
- James Taylor
- John Fogerty
- Kamasi Washington
- Kool & The Gang
- Lila Downs
- Lord Huron
- Martha Wainwright
- Ms. Lauryn Hill
- Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
- Pantha Du Prince
- Peter Bjorn and John
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- Radio Radio
- Robert Glasper
- Rufus Wainwright
- Son Little
- Sugarhill Gang
- Taj Mahal
- The Tallest Man on Earth
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Festival News and Rumors
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