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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.
Friday, July 5
Pink Martini (7:30 p.m., Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier). This breezy jazzy American ensemble first made it big in France so it’s natural that they’ve always been a hot item round these parts. Their multilingual mix of a bunch of styles — Latin, trad, jazz-inflected pop — is also a natural for Montreal music fans, which is why they’ve played here so often over the years. (BK)
Orville Peck (9:30 p.m., TD Stage, free). Beyoncé isn’t the only one reinventing country. Gay South African-Canadian singer-songwriter Orville Peck puts his own mischievous, masked twist on the genre. The baritone’s recent duets EP Stampede: Vol. 1 boasts collaborations with Willie Nelson, Elton John and Allison Russell. His new single Midnight Ride has Kylie Minogue and Diplo. (TD)
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