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This busy Plateau Mont-Royal haunt draws a 5 à 7 crowd with jazz in a background situation (starts at 6pm from Tuesday to Friday).The Bílý Kůň (means white horse in czech) has a row of  stuffed ostrich heads that wraps around the entire room and presents local jazz artists such as Parc-X Duo, Olivier Laroche, Benoit Gagné, Mike Evin, Chantale Morin, Annam's Family, Félix Stussi, Erik St-Jean, Alex Bellegarde, Kurt Skjaevested and many others. Let's not forget the O Patro Vys (means above in czech) on the 2nd floor that presents great jazz concerts once in a while.

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This friendy and cozy café and restaurant on Laurier has recently starting presenting live jazz Wednesdays to Sundays with the likes Maânouche Swing, Philippe Leduc, Gregory Burton, Frédéric Pauze and Émilie Lecavalier. The music is a bit in background mode because there's no sound system. Bassist Philippe Leduc is in charge of the programming. Great coffee!

The Segal Centre for Performing Arts stands out with La Série Power Jazz Series – showcasing the best of Montreal jazz in the heart of the West End. Be sure to catch another all star lineup in the city’s newest, intimate and inspiring concert venue, the Studio, featuring in 2010-2011 :John Abercrombie + John Menegon, Jim Doxas, Chet Doxas, François Bourassa Quartet + Jan Jarczyk, Thomas Carbou + Glen Velez, Dawn Tyler Watson, Rafael Zaldivar, Paul Shrofel, Sylvain Provost, Dave Turner and Altsys.

Ex-La Kémia, this St-Denis jazz haunt presents great local and international jazz artists and a superb cuisine...wheter you're there for the music or the food, if you're a jazz lover, it's a must ! Tell Robin Sortiesjazznights.com sent you...Check out videos on TVJazz.

This friendly Plaza St-Hubert bar presents jazz from Sunday to Thursday. Enjoy !

Sunday :  gypsy jazz with Fred Pauze and friends (8:30pm)
Monday      :  Marie-Fatima Rudolf Sébastien Pellerin Éric Thibodeau (8:30pm)
Tuesday       :  Charles Trudel & guests (8:30pm)
Wednesday  :  Félix Stüssi Duo (8:30pm)
Thursday        :  Frédéric Darveau Duo (6:30pm)

Here a video of the Lorraine Desmarais Big Band in 2009 at the Gainzbar, by clicking here cliquant ici

This new concert hall part of the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan on St-Catherine corner Bleury presents with the Jazz Year-Round Series a great line-up of international and QC jazz artists. Carol Welsman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Allan Holdsworth, Tierney Sutton, McCoy Tyner, the Afro-Cuban All Stars, Susie Arioli, Oliver Jones, Coral Egan, Charles Papasoff, Matt Herskowitz, Julie Lamontagne, etc.  This venue also hosts the Jazz d'Ici series of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.

Susie Arioli presents Christmas Dreaming Friday the 10th and Saturday the 11th at l'Astral.

While you're at it check out the Galerie Lounge TD on the 2nd floor of the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan !

Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan - L'Astral - Galerie Lounge TD
305 St-Catherine W.

This St-Laurent St. bar presents various style of live music and once in a while some jazz and some gypsy style jazz.