Summer is upon us, and with it comes the 40th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto. The fest is all set to take place June 26 through July 6 in downtown Montreal, with several hundred thousand people descending upon the Canadian city to experience the biggest jazz celebration in the world.
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Wayne Shorter named Detroit Jazz Festival 2017 Artist-in-Residence
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Chick Corea has added more dates to his 75th birthday world tour
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Watch the video of the new Norah Jones single “Carry On”
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