The Québec Jazz June event offers jazz in all its forms with 80 indoor and outdoor concerts through July 5th. Here are five concerts to see during this fourth edition in Quebec.
Pulsart trio
- June 21 – 8 p.m
- TELUS Studio at the Grand Theater de Quebec
- At the checkout
Aspiring, the young formation of Jérémie Carrier, Olivier Madore-Millette and Simon Beauséjour Boudreault will use their contemporary jazz inspired by bebop, funk and classical music.
Tribute to Vic Vogel
- June 27 – 5 p.m
- Desjardins Stage (Maguire Avenue)
- Free
Saxophonist Janis Steprans and nine musicians pay tribute to Vic Vogel with new arrangements written by the pianist, who died in 2019.
Tord Gustavsen Trio
- June 30 – 8 p.m
- Theater of the university town
- At the checkout
A key figure in contemporary jazz, Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen, who revolutionized jazz music with his 2005 album The Ground, will make his debut in the Old Capital.
David Parker Trio
- 3rd of July – 11 a.m. and 1 p.m
- Olympic pass
- Free
The Trio David Parker will enliven the Passage Olympia with two performances in this ephemeral public square on rue Saint-Jean.
Al DiMeola
- July 5 – 8 p.m
- Montcalm Palace
- At the checkout
Virtuoso guitarist Al Di Meola shows up at the Palais Montcalm with two percussionists on an acoustic tour.
► The detailed and complete program of the Festival Québec Jazz in June is online at junejazz.ca.