In almost any other French-language city in the world, this inquiry would translate as: “Do you speak cutting-edge jazz?” But at Canada’s 44-year-old Festival International de Jazz de Montreal — ...

Montreal is the most overlooked music city in North America. There are several reasons why. It’s in the upper-right corner of the continent, around 350 miles away from both New York and Toronto, a bit ...

Top-quality electronic music meets a breathtaking view of Montréal from Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène, aka St. Helen’s Island. In a week of city cycling, bikers can choose from a range of ...

view of downtown and the old port of Montreal at night, with the Ferris wheel and the clock tower. One of North America’s great food city is pulling out all the culinary stops in the depths of winter.

In almost any other French-language city in the world, this inquiry would translate as: “Do you speak cutting-edge jazz?” But at Canada’s 44-year-old Festival International de Jazz de Montreal— better ...