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Montreal International Jazz Festival 2017

By Dave Kaufman
July 12, 2017
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The Montreal International Jazz Festival has just concluded its 38th year. I've been fortunate to have attended more than 30 of them and this year ranked among the best. I've covered the event as a photographer for All About Jazz since 2011. The festival is a total music immersion experience presenting some 600 concerts over the course of 11 days. It can be overwhelming and exhausting, but more often than not it is incredibly exhilarating. Some of the highlights of this year include concerts by the

The Bad Plus

band / ensemble / orchestra
b.2000

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Danilo Pérez

piano
b.1966

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Jack DeJohnette

drums
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">Jack DeJohnette and Hudson,

Charles Lloyd

saxophone
b.1938

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Lloyd,

Bill Frisell

guitar, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Bill Frisell,

Joshua Redman

saxophone
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Joshua Redman, and

Ravi Coltrane

saxophone, tenor
b.1965

" data-original-title="" title="">Ravi Coltrane. Some of the most memorable concerts featured local artists including John Roney,

Joe Sullivan

trumpet

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Yannick Rieu

saxophone, tenor
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Yannick Rieu. John Kelman and Mark Sullivan have written excellent in-depth reviews of the concerts at this years fest. Here are some of the photos taken across several performances. View Slideshow

Bill Frisell, Reuben Rogers, and Eric Harland with Charles...

Gerald Clayton, Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland with Charles...

Reuben Rogers and Charles Lloyd at the Montreal Jazz...

Reuben Rogers, Eric Harland with Charles Lloyd at the...

John Roney Recreates The Koln Concert At The Montreal...

Ron Sexsmith at The Montreal International Jazz Festival...

Flavia Coelho at The Montreal International Jazz Festival...

Thomas Morgan and Bill Frisell at The Montreal...

Flavia Coelho at The Montreal International Jazz Festival...

Thomas Morgan and Bill Frisell at The Montreal...

Bill Frisell with Thomas Morgan at The Montreal...

Larry Grenadier, Jack DeJohnette and John Scofield with...

John Medeski and Larry Grenadier with Hudson at The...

Larry Grenadier with Hudson at The Montreal International...

Dave King with the Bad Plus at The Montreal International...

John Medeski and Larry Grenadier with Hudson at The...

Jack Dejohnette and John Scofield with Hudson at The...

Jack DeJohnette with Hudson at The Montreal International...

Ethan Iverson, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Reid Anderson and Dave...

Ethan Iverson with the Bad Plus at The Montreal...

Reid Anderson with the Bad Plus at The Montreal...

Ethan Iverson with the Bad Plus at The Montreal...

Jack DeJohnette receives the Miles Davis Award from Andre...

Christine Jensen receives the Oscar Peterson Award from...

Rudresh Mahanthappa with the Bad Plus at The Montreal...

Dave King with the Bad Plus at The Montreal International...

Kurt Rosenwinkel With Caipi At The Montreal International...

Kurt Rosenwinkel with Caipi at The Montreal International...

Reuben Rogers with the Charles Lloyd Quartet at The...

Gerald Clayton with the Charles Lloyd Quartet at The...

Gerald Clayton, Reuben Rogers, Charles Lloyd and Eric...

Reuben Rogers, Charles Lloyd and Eric Harland with the...

Charles Lloyd with Quartet at The Montreal International...

Charles Lloyd and Reuben Rogers with the Charles Lloyd...

Eric Harland with the Charles Lloyd Quartet at The Montreal...

Gerald Clayton with the Charles Lloyd Quartet at The...

Charles Lloyd with Quartet at The Montreal International...

Itumeleng Molale with Shabaka and the Ancestors at The...

Shabaka Hutchings with the Ancestors at The Montreal...

Sammy Miller and the Congregation at The Montreal...

Mthunzi Mvubu, Ariel Zamonsky and Shabaka Hutchings with...

Siyabonga Mthembu with Shabaka and the Ancestors at The...

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