The Government of Canada supports the special digital edition of the Festival International de Jazz de MontréalArts and culture play an essential role in connecting people and in driving the Canadian economy. Festival International de Jazz de Montréal CANCELLED Montréal, QC Jazz aficionados, rejoice! The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presented by TD Bank Group in collaboration with Rio Tinto is pleased to announce some very good and welcome news: This summer, there will be live music! The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is a flagship summer event, and I hope that festival participants from around the world will make this virtual appointment that promises to be memorable.”“It’s critical to continue holding the jazz festival for the people, and in spite of the challenging circumstances this year, we are excited to offer this avant-garde solution to get the music to the fans! Le Festival International de Jazz de Montréal uses HotellerieJobs to find the best professionnals in the hotel, food services, and tourism industry. Of this amount, up to $326.8 million will be allocated to specific programs and organizations in the portfolio along with major delivery agencies, The Quebec Economic Development Program supports the economic development and diversification of Canada’s regions and helps them capitalize on opportunities for economic development. Playing next. Follow. A component of the Celebrate Canada festivities and commemorations program provides financial assistance for activities organized for National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21), Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (June 24), Canadian Multiculturalism Day (June 27) and Canada Day (July 1). From June 27th to 30th, 2020, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents a special edition of the Festival on our digital platforms.Jeremy O. Harris on Why He Doesn't Miss 'Theater in a Building'Broadway Rewind: NEXT TO NORMAL Brings Family Drama to Bryant Park in 2010Get Obsessed with Lena Hall on Backstage Live- Watch Now!Bareilles Talks Making LITTLE VOICE on THE LATE LATE SHOWTim Minchin Chats About UPRIGHT on THE LATE LATE SHOWBroadway Rewind: HEATHERS Gets Ready for a Beautiful Freakin' Run Off-BroadwayBryan Cranston and Jimmy Fallon Show Off Their HatsBroadwayHD Announces Lineup of Shows Available in the UK and Australia - LES MISERABLES, PHANTOM, CATS, and More! —Jacques K. Primeau, Executive Director of the Festival International de Jazz de MontréalThe Department of Canadian Heritage is responsible for delivering the COVID-19 Emergency Fund, which supports arts and culture, heritage and sport organizations in an effort to minimize the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It also supports organizations that back arts presenters.Celebrate Canada’s mission is to allow all Canadians to appreciate our country’s cultural, ethnic, linguistic and geographic diversity by ensuring that we can all access celebrations being held across the country. The funding will also go toward promoting the Festival in Canada and around the world. From June 27 to 30, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal will take over a variety of digital platforms, offering unique and vibrant musical content featuring several local artists, each of whom will be recorded performing on stage in keeping with the highest quality standards that are normally associated with the Festival. This support will go toward preparing the online edition of the Festival and helping it reinvent itself, especially during this pandemic, and attract more participants. The remaining $250,000 will go toward special programming to celebrate Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27 as part of the Celebrate Canada program.CED’s financial contribution to the 2020 edition will be $687,375.

We are extremely proud to be helping artists do what they do best: playing their music for us all!”From June 27 to 30, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal will take over a variety of digital platforms, offering unique and vibrant musical content featuring several local artists, each of whom will be recorded performing on stage in keeping with the highest quality standards that are normally associated with the Festival.The digital edition will take over the city’s iconic L’Astral venue, which plays host to the Festival every year on the main floor of the Maison des Festivals in the heart of MontrThis shift to the digital platform in 2020 will allow the festival to maintain its essential role as a platform for jazz and to continue reaching so many communities, while also adhering to government security guidelines for the COVID-19 crisis.The Canada Arts Presentation Fund provides funding to organizations that host arts festivals and seasonal professional-performance programs. Named by Guinness World Records as the largest jazz festival on the planet, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has been synonymous with musical passion for almost 40 years. TheGazette. In total, up to $500 million has been allocated to helping alleviate financial pressures on impacted organizations. The funding will also go toward promoting the Festival in Canada and around the world.“The arts community is facing significant turmoil during the current crisis, which makes it more important than ever to invest in cornerstones of our cultural industry, which include the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. I am pleased to see that in the face of adversity, Festival organizers have shown great creativity and prepared a special edition that is sure to please the diverse audience of this very popular event.”“The pandemic has affected every sector of our economy, but together we will rise above it and overcome all the challenges left in its wake. This assistance will allow the public to enjoy performances from several artists through exclusive free music content on various digital platforms.

Montrealers take in an impromptu set during daytime lulls at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Every year, the Festival hosts 3000 musicians from 30 countries performing 500 concerts in 10 indoor venues and on as many outdoor stages, and welcomes 2 million visits.