The Montreal Jazz Festival (Festival International de Jazz de Montréal) has announced its schedule of free concerts for the 2015 event. The festival takes place June 26-July 5. Among the announced free shows are the following, arranged by stage:
TD Stage (Place des Festivals)
Performances TD series, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Orchestre national de jazz de Montréal – July 1
Adam Cohen – July 4
The Grand Blues Evening in memory of B.B. King
July 5 (9 p.m. and 11 p.m.)
Gammes TD series, 6 p.m.
Jane Bunnett and Maqueque – June 29
Pram Trio – July 3
Guy Nadon – July 5
Rio Tinto Alcan Stage (corner Ste. Catherine and Jeanne-Mance)
Soirées jazzy Rio Tinto Alcan series, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Sonny Knight & The Lakers – June 30 (exclusively at 8 p.m.)
Marie-Christine – July 2
Ginkgoa – July 4 and 5
Club Jazz Casino de Montréal (Place SNC-Lavalin, on De Bleury St., below Ste. Catherine St.)
Apéros Casino de Montréal series, 5 p.m.
Jean-Nicolas Trottier – June 29
Ariel Pocock – July 1
Oran Etkin – July 3
Brunantes Casino de Montréal series, 7 p.m.
Moutin Factory Quintet – June 29
MJF6 – July 2
Mathieu Désy Contrebasse & marées – July 4
Escales nocturnes Casino de Montréal series, 9 p.m.
The Brooks – June 26 and 27
Troker – June 30 and July 1
The Souljazz Orchestra – July 4 and 5
Complexe Desjardins’ Grande-Place
The Little School of Jazz presented by Rio Tinto Alcan every day, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., June 26 to July 5.
CBC/Radio-Canada/Sony Stage (Maison symphonique parterre, corner De Montigny St. and Clark St.)
Spectacles blues CBC/Radio-Canada series, 7 p.m.
Whisky Legs – June 26
Paul DesLauriers Band & Friends – July 1, also at 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Conor Gains Band – July 4
Soirées blues series, presented by Sony, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The Wanton Bishops – June 27
Jordan Officer, I’m Free – June 30
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Bell Stage (Clark North esplanade)
Tropiques Bell series, 8 p.m.
Las Cafeteras – June 27
Face-T – July 2
Jungle By Night – July 4, also at 10 p.m.
Groove Bell series, 10 p.m.
Heart Streets – June 26
Jazzmatik – June 27
Emmanuel Jal – July 2 and 3
Lounge Heineken (corner Ste. Catherine St. and De Bleury St.)
Lounge Heineken series, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Hell’s Kitchen – June 26 and 27
Andre Papanicolaou – June 30
Sondre Lerche – July 2 and 3
L’Astral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan, 305 Ste. Catherine St. W.)
Open House series, midnight, presented by Bacardi
Speakeasy Electro Swing – June 26 to 30, midnight, L’Astral
DJ Melodrastik – July 2 to 4, midnight, L’Astral
Montreal Swing Riot presents the Lindy Hop Jam with the Gordon Webster Band – July 5 (also at 9 p.m.)
Bistro Le Balmoral (Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan, 305 Ste. Catherine St. W.)
Musique au Balmoral series, 10 p.m. and midnight
Trio Jean Félix Mailloux – June 26 and 27
Andréa Blaze – June 28 and 29
Chris y Miguel – June 30 and July 1
Miss Mellow – July 2 and 3 – A gentle voyage through the history of jazz and its influences.
Olivier Babaz – July 4 and 5
Savoy du Métropolis (59 Ste. Catherine St. E.)
Nightcap Heineken series presented by SiriusXM, midnight
Urban Science, #LECYPHER -June 26 to 28
CherfunK – June 29, June 30 and July 1
Busty and the Bass – July 2
For more information, visit Montreal Jazz Fest.