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Website. montrealjazzfest .com. The Montreal International Jazz Festival 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. [1] Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free ...
Charlie Biddle. Charles Reed Biddle, CM (July 28, 1926 – February 4, 2003) was an American-Canadian jazz bassist. He lived most of his life in Montreal, organizing and performing in jazz music events.
He formed the International Band, the first ensemble to play the new bebop style in Montreal and Canada. This was the period when Oscar Peterson became a recognized jazz pianist and Oliver Jones began his career. Black jazz artists such as Art Pepper, Fats Navarro and Sonny Rollins were regular performers. 1950s
Rockhead's Paradise. Rockhead's Paradise was a night club in Montreal, Canada, the first in the city to be owned by a black businessman. From circa 1931 until its demise in 1977, Rockhead's, as it was known locally, featured singers, dancers, comedians, and other African-American entertainers, mostly brought in from the United States; they were ...
Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals. With a total area of almost one square kilometre, the Quartier is bounded by City Councillors Street to the West, Berri Street to the East, Sherbrooke Street to the ...
Canadian jazz. Canadian jazz refers to the jazz and jazz-related music performed by jazz bands and performers in Canada. There are hundreds of local and regionally based Canadian jazz bands and performers. A number of Canadian jazz artists have achieved international prominence, including Oscar Peterson, Maynard Ferguson, and Gil Evans.
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967. [2] It was a category one world's fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most successful World's Fairs of the 20th century [3] with the most attendees to that date and 62 ...
Jimmy Dale (musician) Toby Dancer. Kris Davis. Ron Davis (jazz musician) Bob D'Eith. Lorraine Desmarais. Brian Dickinson. Michel Donato. Wray Downes.
Atlantic Canada. Dutch Mason Blues Festival — August in Truro, Nova Scotia [51] Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival — September in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival — early July in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador [52] Blues d'la Baie — July (3rd weekend) in Petit-Rocher, New Brunswick [53]
Pages in category "Jazz clubs in Montreal" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. Esquire Show Bar; P.