Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
June 25 to July 4, 2026
“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.
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Jazz Music
Pink Martini
July 3 and 4, 20262 performancesSalle Wilfrid-PelletierNow in its 31st year, Pink Martini is an unstoppable engine of joy that continues to bring founder Thomas Lauderdale’s mission of multi-cultural connection and inclusion to legendary concert stages on six continents.
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Jazz Music
Christian McBride & Julian Lage
July 4, 20261 performanceThéâtre MaisonneuveTwo leading figures in contemporary jazz, Christian McBride and Julian Lage, are coming together for a special musical collaboration this summer at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.
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Neo-Classical Music
Hania Rani | Non Fiction - Piano Concerto in Four Movements
July 4, 20261 performanceMaison symphoniqueHania Rani is a multi-award winning composer and pianist who moves effortlessly between the worlds of classical and experimental music.
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Neo-Classical Music
Ludovico Einaudi | Solo piano
September 27, 20261 performanceMaison symphoniquePianist Ludovico Einaudi will perform his album Solo Piano, his first-ever collection of compositions for solo piano.
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Pop Music • circus
Yoann Bourgeois & Patrick Watson
January 20 to 23, 20274 performancesSalle Wilfrid-PelletierUnited by a shared passion for poetry and social engagement, director and performer Yoann Bourgeois and Canadian musician Patrick Watson have created a highly stimulating show underpinned by a profound exploration of our world.
An exciting annual destination event
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.
Festival international de jazz de Montréal 2026: The Art of Losing Balance
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has never allowed itself to be confined to a rigid framework. People come for the jazz, but also to be swept up in the rhythm of surprising performances. Here is our list of must-sees!
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