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The Montreal International Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. [ 1] Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free outdoor performances), and ...
The mascot of the world's largest jazz festival, the Montreal International Jazz Festival, is a blue Chartreux affectionately named 'Ste Cat' after the festival's hub, Sainte Catherine Street in Montreal. [citation needed] Gris-Gris, Charles de Gaulle's cat, followed him from room to room. [8]
Vogel was born in 1935 to Hungarian parents living in Montreal. He began playing the piano at the age of five after watching his older brother play. He also taught himself to play trombone (from age 19), tuba, and vibraphone, and to arrange music. At 14, he began working occasionally in Montreal nightclubs, and did a CBC radio broadcast, while ...
Youppi!, a creation of Acme Mascots, Inc. (a division of Harrison/Erickson, Inc.), was commissioned by Montreal Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry. Originally leased by the baseball team in 1979, the mascot was eventually purchased by the Expos and represented them until they moved to Washington, D.C., after the 2004 season.
The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. Every year it features roughly 3,000 artists from 30-odd countries, more than 650 concerts (including 450 free outdoor performances), and welcomes over 2 million visitors (12.5% of whom are tourists) as well as 300 accredited journalists.
Live at Birdland. (2012) Charlie Haden/Jim Hall. (2014) Valse Hot - Sweet Basil - 1978. (2016) Charlie Haden/Jim Hall is an album by bassist Charlie Haden and guitarist Jim Hall recorded in 1990 at the Montreal International Jazz Festival by Jazz Beat and released on the Impulse! label in 2014 following the deaths of both artists. [1]
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Allmusic. [1] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. [2] Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1985 and released on the Atlantic label. [3]