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Eleven days of music and entertainment gets under way June 26 with the 29th annual Montreal Jazz Fest. The celebration starts at noon each day and runs until midnight, ending July 6. Several city blocks are closed to traffic for the event. An art gallery, street performers and a musical park for children are all part of the program, along with a multitude of performances from jazz and related genres, including the blues, and Latin, African, reggae and other types of music from around the world.
Among the headliners scheduled to attend this year are Aretha Franklin, Woody Allen, Leonard Cohen, Return to Forever, Abbey Lincoln, Dianne Reeves, James Taylor, Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Wailers, David Murray, Ravi Coltrane, Coral Egan, Al Green and Steely Dan. The festival is dedicated this year to the late Oscar Peterson, who was Canadian. The closing concert will be called "A Night to Remember," honoring the local Justin Time music label.See the full content of this document
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Briefs: Montreal Jazz Fest Lineup Includes Many Stars
New series this year include En voix (which means "in voice"), featuring Buffy Sainte-Marie and Gino Vanelli. Another new feature is Cine-Jazz, a series of live performances during f...
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