The Jazz Capital of the World: Festival International de Jazz de Montreal

Montreal has been the summertime jazz capital of the world for the past 31 years as the city opens its arms to music lovers for the annual Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. Fans of the festival - who number well into the millions when you add up the attendance for the past three decades - will tell you that while "jazz" may be in the title, the festival organizers pride themselves on presenting a wide variety of musical acts designed to make sure that there's something for everyone to enjoy during the event.

"Of course, we love jazz music, but it's just as important to step back and look at the different styles of music that have been influenced by jazz, be it rock and blues or world music," said Laurent Saulnier, vice president of programming for the Festival. "We have visitors who don't make plans for the festival until the schedule comes out so they can make sure they see the specific artists that they are interested in, and then we have those people who...

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