2. Free Outdoor Concert Picks: Saturday, July 4th to Tuesday, July 7th
3. Free Outdoor Concert Picks: Wednesday, July 8th to Sunday, July 12th
4. More on the Montreal Jazz Festival
Truly a fest for everyone and every budget, this year's 30th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival -- from June 30th to July 12th, 2009 -- features 3,000 musicians representing 30 countries, with musical styles including jazz, blues, folk, reggae, electronica and everything in between. Festival goers can look forward to all sorts of concerts, special events for kids and a constant flow of 450 free outdoor shows, everyday, starting at 11 a.m. through midnight. Expecting 2.5 million visitors to attend this year's 30th edition, check out some top free shows, just below.
Montreal Jazz Fest Info-Line
(514) 871-1881
Street Closures
Cars are prohibited on de Maisonneuve and Ste. Catherine, from Jeanne-Mance to St. Urbain for the duration of the festival (June 30th through July 12th, 2009).
Get to the Jazz Fest
Considering how congested it gets around the jazz fest car-free perimeter, save yourself the trouble of finding parking (and reduce carbon emissions) and leave your cars at home. Take the subway, get off at either Place-des-Arts Metro or St. Laurent Metro and just follow the crowd upon exit.
FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ FEST SHOWS: TOP PICKS FOR TUESDAY
Tuesday, June 30th
Stevie Wonder
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Where: General Motors Stage, on Jeanne-Mance above Ste. Catherine
Tuesday, June 30th
Melanie Fiona
Time: 11:30 p.m.
Where: Loto-Quebec Stage, on De Maisonneuve between Jeanne-Mance and St. Urbain
Tuesday, June 30th
Papa Groove
Time: 11:30 p.m.
Where: Festival Stage (in front of Complexe Desjardins' doors)
FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ FEST SHOWS: TOP PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY
Wednesday, July 1st
Chad Linsley
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: CBC/Radio-Canada Stage, corner of Jeanne-Mance and Ste. Catherine
Wednesday, July 1st
Wes'li Band
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Wednesday, July 1st
Vic Vogel & Le Jazz Big Band
Time: 9 p.m.
b]Where: General Motors Stage, on Jeanne-Mance above Ste. Catherine
Wednesday, July 1st
Kalmunity
Time: 10 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Wednesday, July 1st
Creature
Time: 10 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Wednesday, July 1st
People Project
Time: 11 p.m.
Where: Festival Stage (in front of Complexe Desjardins' doors)
Wednesday, July 1st
Jim Zeller
Time: 11:59 p.m.
Where: L'Astral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan at 305 Ste. Catherine Street West)
FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ FEST SHOWS: TOP PICKS FOR THURSDAY
Thursday, July 2nd
Gypsophilia
Time: 6 p.m.
Where: General Motors Stage, on Jeanne-Mance above Ste. Catherine
Thursday, July 2nd
David Rotundo Band with Enrico Crivellaro
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: Loto-Quebec Stage, on De Maisonneuve between Jeanne-Mance and St. Urbain
Also playing at 11:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 2nd
Puerto Plata
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Thursday, July 2nd
Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves
Time: 9 p.m.
Where: General Motors Stage, on Jeanne-Mance above Ste. Catherine
Thursday, July 2nd
Alice Russell
Time: 10 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Thursday, July 2nd
Philippe Sayce
Time: 11:59 p.m.
Where: L'Astral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan at 305 Ste. Catherine Street West)
Thursday, July 2nd
Bob & Bill
Time: 11:59 p.m.
Where: Savoy du Metropolis, just outside 59 Ste. Catherine, east of St. Laurent
FREE OUTDOOR JAZZ FEST SHOWS: TOP PICKS FOR FRIDAY
Friday, July 3rd
Nobuki Takamen
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: CBC/Radio-Canada Stage, corner of Jeanne-Mance and Ste. Catherine
Friday, July 3rd
Luis Mario Ochoa with Hilario Durán
Time: 7 p.m.
Where: CBC/Radio-Canada Stage, corner of Jeanne-Mance and Ste. Catherine
Friday, July 3rd
Room Eleven
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Rio Tinto Alcan Stage, on Ste. Catherine at Jeanne-Mance
Friday, July 3rd
Lynda Thalie
Time: 8 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Friday, July 3rd
Florence K
Time: 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Where: General Motors Stage, on Jeanne-Mance above Ste. Catherine
Friday, July 3rd
Nomadic Massive
Time: 10 p.m.
Where: Bell Stage, parking lot at Clark above Ste. Catherine
Friday, July 3rd
JP Soars & the Red Hots
Time: 11 p.m.
Where: Loto-Quebec Stage, on De Maisonneuve between Jeanne-Mance and St. Urbain
Friday, July 3rd
Jonas
Time: 11:59 p.m.
Where: L'Astral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan at 305 Ste. Catherine Street West)
1. Free Outdoor Concert Picks: Tuesday, June 30th to Friday, July 3rd
2. Free Outdoor Concert Picks: Saturday, July 4th to Tuesday, July 7th
3. Free Outdoor Concert Picks: Wednesday, July 8th to Sunday, July 12th
4. More on the Montreal Jazz Festival
