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Jazz in Montreal

Montreal hosts Montreal International Jazz Festival. 14 jazz musicians in the database were born here, among them Oscar Peterson, Paul Bley, Erik Mongrain and Chilly Gonzales.

Festivals

First held 1980 Montreal International Jazz Festival · CA

Jazz musicians born in Montreal

Oscar Peterson 1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Erik Mongrain b. 1980 · Canadian composer and guitarist Chilly Gonzales b. 1972 · Canadian musician Gino Vannelli b. 1952 · Canadian singer, songwriter and jazz musician Oliver Jones 1934–2026 · Canadian musician Nikki Yanofsky b. 1994 · Canadian singer James Gelfand b. 1959 · Canadian musician Lorraine Desmarais b. 1956 · Canadian jazz pianist and composer Guido Basso 1937–2023 · Canadian jazz trumpeter (1937–2023) Karen Young b. 1951 · Canadian singer Susie Arioli b. 1963 · Canadian jazz singer Benoît Charest b. 1964 · Canadian musician Alfred "Chico" Alvarez 1920–1992 · Canadian jazz trumpeter (1920–1992)