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The headliners are not terribly inspiring this year - Norah Jones, Diana Ross and Tower of Power.

http://torontojazz.com/sites/default/files/calendar.html

But there are some interesting artists at the various free shows.  I'm fairly likely to catch Melissa Aldana on June 25 and the Bernie Senensky Septet on June 30.  Maybe Kris Davis on June 26.

It looks like Chris Potter is in town for a couple of late evening sets at the Rex, and I may or not make it to that. 

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On 5/29/2019 at 6:15 AM, ejp626 said:

The headliners are not terribly inspiring this year - Norah Jones, Diana Ross and Tower of Power.

http://torontojazz.com/sites/default/files/calendar.html

But there are some interesting artists at the various free shows.  I'm fairly likely to catch Melissa Aldana on June 25 and the Bernie Senensky Septet on June 30.  Maybe Kris Davis on June 26.

It looks like Chris Potter is in town for a couple of late evening sets at the Rex, and I may or not make it to that. 

It hardly deserves to be called a Jazz Festival, IMO.  

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I have to be honest, at least in terms of the headliners, Montreal doesn't look a lot better.  It's Norah Jones (again), Chvrches and Pink Martini.

https://www.montrealjazzfest.com/en-CA

Now, if you dig a bit deeper, they have some solid artists like Joshua Redman, Vijay Iyer, Tord Gustavsen, Chick Corea and apparently Buddy Guy.  But still a bit of a let down compared to the previous ones.

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On 5/29/2019 at 6:15 AM, ejp626 said:

The headliners are not terribly inspiring this year - Norah Jones, Diana Ross and Tower of Power.

http://torontojazz.com/sites/default/files/calendar.html

But there are some interesting artists at the various free shows.  I'm fairly likely to catch Melissa Aldana on June 25 and the Bernie Senensky Septet on June 30.  Maybe Kris Davis on June 26.

It looks like Chris Potter is in town for a couple of late evening sets at the Rex, and I may or not make it to that. 

I wasn't impressed by Aldana when I saw her last year and would probably avoid seeing her again unless I wanted to really see a sideman or other band also on the bill (i.e., she opened for Kenny Barron, a favorite of mine,  when I saw her).  On the other end of the spectrum, I really enjoyed Kris Davis with Mike Formanek last month and would go out of my way to see her.  Chris Potter is also a must-see live, IMO.

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