Montreal · Jazz

Summer 2027 starts in November in Montreal. The Montreal International Jazz Festival unveiled on Tuesday, November 10 the first names of its 47th edition, running June 25 to July 4, 2027 in the Quartier des spectacles — and the list already whets the appetite: The Flaming Lips, Snarky Puppy, Vieux Farka Touré, Samara Joy…

Montreal — The announced indoor concerts sketch a summer of reunions and discoveries. The Flaming Lips will take over MTELUS on June 29; Snarky Puppy returns to Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier on June 26, four years after its last visit; French duo Bon Entendeur plays MTELUS on June 26 and Glass Beams on June 27.

The rest crosses oceans: Samara Joy, Vieux Farka Touré — son of Ali Farka Touré and heir to Mali's desert blues —, Roberto Fonseca, and Jesse Cook, who will celebrate 30 years of career on July 4 at Théâtre Maisonneuve. Montreal adds its own colours: Beyries, Jean-Michel Blais, and Kid Koala with his “Storyville Mosquito” at Cinquième Salle. Today's jazz completes the picture: Jason Moran, Ambrose Akinmusire, the Tord Gustavsen Trio, Andrea Vanzo and Brekky Boy.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 13 at 10 a.m.; newsletter subscribers get a head start with the presale on Thursday, November 12 at 10 a.m. The full lineup will be unveiled in the spring.

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