The latest batch of ticketed indoor concerts announced by the organizers of the Montreal International Jazz Festival is a stellar one indeed, but rock and pop fans will be dismayed to learn that three must-see concerts are in direct conflict. In other words, the full indoor lineup won't be announced for months, and painful decisions already have to be made.
The night of the big dilemma is July 3. Dr. John and Leon Russell (with tickets priced at $54 and $68) will take the stage at Th??tre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts at 8 p.m. That's a half hour after She & Him (the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward), with opening act Camera Obscura, ($45 and $55) kick off an evening of pop wonders at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in the same venue. And just to make the whole situation more agonizing, a powerhouse classic-soul double bill featuring Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and James Hunter ($37) takes over Metropolis at 8:30 p.m.
Also confirmed are George Benson (June 30, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, $62, $76 and $92), the Joshua Redman Quartet and Strings (June 29, Maison symphonique de Montr?al, $50 and $60), Emilie-Claire Barlow (July 5, Th??tre Maisonneuve, $35 and $42), the Ravi Coltrane Quartet, supporting last year's excellent Spirit Fiction album (June 28, Th??tre Jean-Duceppe of Place des Arts, $37), the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (July 5, Th??tre Jean-Duceppe, $44), Woodkid, which is the side pop project of video director Yoann Lemoine (July 1, Metropolis, $33), Holly Cole (Th??tre du Nouveau Monde, June 27, 28 and 29, $45 and $55) and Montreal's sweetheart Nikki Yanofsky, who will be launching a new album (Th??tre du Nouveau Monde, July 4, 5 and 6, $45 and $55)
Tickets go on sale Saturday, Feb. 2, at noon. For Place des Arts and Maison symphonique shows, go to the Place des Arts box office, go online at pda.qc.ca or phone 514-842-2112. Tickets for Sharon Jones and Woodkid will be available at the Metropolis box office, online at admission.com or by phone at 514-790-1245. For the Th??tre du Nouveau Monde concerts, go to the box office, go to http://www.tnm.qc.ca or phone 514-866-8668.
Subscribers to Equipe Spectra's free newsletter get an early shot at tickets, with a pre-sale that starts now and ends Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. The Woodkid show, however, is excluded from this arrangement.
To subscribe and get further details, go to montrealjazzfest.com or phone 514-871-1881.
Tickets for Aretha Franklin, Wayne Shorter, Wynton Marsalis and Belle & Sebastian have been previously announced.
The 34th annual Montreal International Jazz Festival runs from June 28 to July 7.
bperusse@montrealgazette.com
Twitter: @bernieperusse
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