Box office
A number of tickets to entertainment events are reserved for out-of-town visitors through Alio and are going quickly.
These include:
Roberta Flack and Al Jarreau, July 7 at 8:30 p.m., Montreal cultural center Dave Holland Big Band, July 1 at 9 p.m., Montreal cultural center. Bobby McFerrin and his guests, July 2 at 8:30 p.m., Montreal cultural center. Blind Boys of Alabama and Mavis Staples, July 1 at 8:30 p.m., Metropolis. ango Flamenco Talent Danza Ballet Espanol de Madrid, June 29 to July 4 at 8:30 p.m., Montreal cultural center. Madeleine Peyroux, July 3 and 4 at 7 p.m., Club Soda.
MONTREAL -- If
the best of jazz often seems ahead of its time, it is only fitting
that this summers International Festival de Jazz de Montreal is
already hawking accommodations in the dead of winter.
The festival, an
indoor and outdoor celebration of jazz scheduled for June 30 to
July 10, features a number of performances in concert halls, clubs
and other venues in and around the main festival grounds as well as
a full schedule of free shows.
Among the
performers already lined up are Bobby McFerrin, Roberta Flack, Al
Jarreau, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Dave Holland Big
Band.
Hotels
participating in the Montreal Jazz Festival, as it is more commonly
known south of the U.S.-Canada divide, include the Hyatt Regency
Montreal, the official headquarters of the festival and the prime
location when it comes to easy access to all festival
events.
The special rate
at the Hyatt, $255 Thursdays to Sundays and $211 Mondays to
Wednesdays, includes breakfast and taxes and represents 25% off the
rack rate.
The other
properties offering similar deals through the run of the festival
are:
Crowne Plaza
Montreal Center, $176
Days Inn
Montreal Downtown, $155
Fairmont the
Queen Elizabeth, $210
Quality Hotel
Downtown, $276
Travelodge,
$210
In addition to
accommodation plans, visitors can buy a Jazz It Up Festival Fun
Pack, which includes a T-shirt not sold on site; a ticket for the
Jazz dIci series, which spotlights home-grown musicians; preferred
access to reserved seating for indoor concerts; a Casino de
Montreal certificate worth up to $27; and a Friends of the Festival
Card that features a jazz compilation CD, a daily bottle of water,
daily sunscreen, chair massage service and access to jam sessions
at the Hyatt Regency.
The Festival Fun
Pack, which costs $54, and the accommodations deals are both
available through Alio, the official travel provider for the Jazz
festival.
Alio, which is
offering travel agents an 8% commission, can be contacted by
calling (800) 280-9967, by e-mail at [email protected] or on the Festival Web site at www.montrealjazzfest.com/packages.
To contact
Executive Editor Joe Rosen, send e-mail to [email protected].