There
is no doubt that the Jazz Festival is the highlight of Montreal's
summer, the expression of the city's vitality, its admiration
of art and music ... in short, its beauty.
The greatest music fest in
Canada is right at our doorstep in Montreal and whether we
like it or not, we are part of it: from the traditional fan
who attends a paid concert or two each year to the cool souls
hanging out near the blues stage at 9:00 PM every night waiting
to fill their heads with blues and smoke. Of course, how could
we forget our dancers who find in the rhythms of world beat,
much more than plane ticket to the tropics.
Having attended the festival
religiously for the past decade or so I cannot but feel a
sense of ownership towards it, a feeling of sadness when the
newspapers bash the big event and a feeling of pride and happiness
when the weather is fine and the festival is prosperous. I
have always wanted my opinion of the festival and its events
to be heard, have you?
This site is intended as a
forum to exchange opinions amongst those who care about the
festival specifically and about the subject of jazz in general.
It aims to promote the Montreal Jazz Festival and represent
the voices of the attendees who cannot afford more than an
E-mail. It is the people's jazz site.
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