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mances in Canada’s westernmost city. Venuesinclude outdoor stages and four hotels.Lineup: George Benson, Joshua RedmanQuartet, Renee Rosnes & Bill Charlap,John Scofield, Bill Frisell, more.More info: jazzvictoria.caSaskTel SaskatchewanJazz FestivalSaskatoon, SaskatchewanJune 25–July 4The festival celebrates its 24th year on tworiverfront stages and a number of indoorvenues around this lushly treed northern prairiecity. This year’s musical menu features a mix ofjazz and urban music.Lineup: Chick Corea, Roy Hargrove Quintet,Los Lobos, Joshua RedmanQuartet, Renee Rosnes & BillCharlap, more.More info: saskjazz.comFestival International deJazz de MontrealMontreal, QuebecJune 25–July 6From the intimate confines of Salle de Gésuto the free outdoor extravaganzas, whichregularly draw tens of thousands of revelersto rue Ste. Catherine, North America’s largestcelebration of jazz, blues and beyond remainsthe summer’s best opportunity to immerseyourself in music.Lineup: David Sanborn and the JoeyDeFrancesco Trio, Taj Mahal, TheFabulous Thunderbirds, GeorgeBenson, Laurie Anderson/LouReed/John Zorn, John Scofield PietyStreet Band, more.More info: montrealjazzfest.comTD Halifax Jazz FestivalHalifax, Nova ScotiaJuly 9–17Known for its casual, intimate atmosphere andlate-night hangs on the city’s waterfront, thefestival features 450 artists and dovetails withthe annual Creative Music Workshop, whichbrings together players from all musical traditionsto work together and study with drummerJerry Granelli, saxophonist David Mott andother clinicians.Lineup: Andy Milne’s Dapp Theory, RichardUnderhill Quintet, Kellylee Evans,Darren Sigesmund Quartet, NOMO,Owen Howard’s Drum Lore, SandroDominelli Trio, more.More info: jazzeast.comVancouver Island MusicFestCourtenay, British ColumbiaJuly 9–11Started 15 years ago by the Comox Valley FolkSociety, this roots and world music party alongthe farmlands on the east coast of the provincehas several dozen acts.Lineup: The Holmes Brothers, Adrian Belew,Amos Garrett, more.More info: islandmusicfest.comVancouver Folk Music FestivalVancouver, British ColumbiaJuly 16–18At Jericho Beach Park, seven daytime stagesand three evening main stages share greenspace with an arts market. In its 33rd year,VFMF presents about 60 headliners offeringblues, folk, gospel and world music.Lineup: Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jim Byrnes,Steve Dawson, Naomi Shelton & theGospel Queens, more.More info: thefestival.bc.caArt Of Jazz Presentsthe Algonquin Arts &Music FestivalBancroft, OntarioJuly 30–August 1Organized by the same team that led Toronto’sArt Of Jazz Festival—headed by saxophonistJane Bunnett and trumpeter Larry Cramer—this new festival will bring international artists toa rural setting in the heart of Canada’s largestsummer tourist region.Lineup: TBA.More info: artofjazz.orgFestiJazz InternationalRimouskiRimouski, QuebecSeptember 2–5Situated on the rocky southern shore of the St.Lawrence River, Rimouski is a remote town thatembraces its jazz festival as a community celebrationeach summer.Lineup: TBA.More Info: festijazzrimouski.comGuelph Jazz FestivalGuelph, OntarioSeptember 8–12Located in a university town an hour outsideToronto, the festival is set apart by the inclusionof an academic jazz colloquium andnumerous workshops featuring musicians inintimate settings. The festival has a history ofputting together memorable double bills andbooking artists who are rarely featured on theNorth American festival circuit.Lineup: TBA.More info: guelphjazzfestival.comPender Harbour Jazz FestivalPender Harbour, British ColumbiaSeptember 17–19Set in a picturesque fishing town north ofVancouver, the festival uses a variety of waterfrontvenues, including a floating one.Lineup: TBA.More info: penderharbourmusic.ca