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The 44th Montreal International Jazz Festival takes over the downtown core until July 6. The Gazette’s T’Cha Dunlevy and Brendan Kelly waded through more than 350 concerts to find the best shows for you to catch. Tap here for 10 days and 20 ways to make the most of Montreal jazz fest.

Tuesday, July 2

Thee Sacred Souls (9:30 p.m., TD Stage, free). This Californian band is signed to Daptone Records, the Brooklyn-based label that’s home to Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Charles Bradley, and if you like the cool soulful sound of those two, then you’ll dig Thee Sacred Souls. Listen to their records and you’d swear they were recorded in Memphis circa 1966. As in, super cool soul vibe. (BK)

Saya Gray (10 p.m., Le Studio TD, free). Toronto nomad Saya Gray is a fearless explorer. The singer-songwriter-producer thrashes through genres, from art-pop alt-rock, future-soul and edgy electronica. Last year’s Qwerty EP and this year’s Qwerty II display the voracious creativity of a singular artist unbound by convention. One of several free indoor shows throughout the festival at Le Studio TD. (TD)

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