“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. . .” With more than 350 indoor and outdoor concerts and other festivities, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal brings the city to life for 10 consecutive days and nights every year! This signature event consistently features a program that is both rich and varied. The biggest names share stages with the emerging next generation on the vibrant Place des Festivals.
Stay tuned — The Festival will return in summer 2026!
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Jazz Music
Marcus Miller
June 25, 20261 performanceMaison symphoniqueSummer 2026 will mark the 100th anniversary of Miles Davis’ birth, and the world will undoubtedly celebrate this monumental milestone. Marcus Miller’s We Want Miles! project promises to be an exciting celebratory tribute to one of the most important figures in not just jazz but in the overall history of music.
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Jazz Music
Flore Laurentienne
June 26, 20261 performanceMaison symphoniqueMathieu David Gagnon has long worked behind the scenes on remarkable projects as an arranger, orchestrator, musical director, and producer.
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Jazz Music
Cécile McLorin Salvant
June 26, 20261 performanceThéâtre MaisonneuveCécile McLorin Salvant, is a composer, singer, and visual artist. Salvant is an eclectic curator, unearthing rarely recorded, forgotten songs with strong narratives, interesting power dynamics, unexpected twists, and humor.
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Jazz Music
The Bad Plus
June 26, 20261 performanceThéâtre Jean-DuceppeThe Bad Plus are the ultimate originals. A democratic unit with a clear vision and a refusal to conform to convention. For the past two decades they have played with spirit and adventure, made their own rules and done so with a bold sense of creativity and intent.
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Jazz Music
Dominique Fils-Aimé
June 27, 20261 performanceThéâtre MaisonneuveTwo-time JUNO Award-winning Montreal singer-songwriter Dominique Fils-Aimé has established herself as one of today’s leading voices in vocal jazz. Her latest album, Our Roots Run Deep (2023), earned the 2024 JUNO Award for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year as well as the 2024 Félix Award for Best Jazz Album at ADISQ, affirming the importance of her artistic vision at the crossroads of jazz, soul, and blues.

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After 40 years of standards and new discoveries, shows for the ages and a still-growing passion for jazz music, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal remains the premier event of its kind on the planet. Every year, music- lovers experience and reconnect with classics performed by their idols and discover rising stars of the genre as well.
A variety of styles and sounds take over downtown Montréal, with genres to appeal to every visiting music-lover. Aiming to promote music of all kinds, this event gets festival-goers moving and grooving in the incomparable atmosphere of summer in Montréal.