Elvis Costello – June 29, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 14, 2014 5493 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents Elvis Costello Elvis Costello is one of those exceptional artists who, animated by a protean talent and driven by manifold interests, shrugs off labels like dust. A spearhead of the punk-New Wave era, this legendary and inimitable singer-songwriter and performer knows no bounds, fearlessly absorbing pop, jazz, country, cabaret and the standards of the Great American Songbook. In a rare Festival visit, he returns after an eight-year absence to offer us this solo performance—his first with us!—in the Maison Symphonique. A major highlight of this 35th edition. For more information and tickets: www.laplacedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112 [divide] Ranked as the world’s largest jazz festival by Guinness World Records, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has been synonymous with a passion for music for over three decades. Every year, the metropolis welcomes global music fans to 10 days of jazz-centric celebration, where fans of all types of jazz-related music rub shoulders with aficionados of the genre in its purest form. The Festival hosts some 30 countries, 3,000 musicians and public entertainers, 1,000 concerts and activities—two-thirds of them free – in 15 concert halls and on 8 outdoor stages, welcoming more than 2 million visitors to the city, from noon to midnight! And it all happens in the heart of Montreal’s downtown core, in an area off-limits to car traffic! There’s no doubt – Montreal is the heartbeat of Planet Jazz! Check out the full festival line-up at www.montrealjazzfest.com
