Martha Wainwright about her new jazz festival

Interview by Frédéric Cardin
Genres and styles : Indie / Jazz

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Martha Wainwright needs no introduction. She’s a famous singer-songwriter, yes, but since 2019 she’s also the owner of Ursa, a superb space for musicians and audiences in search of intimacy, located in Danny Saint-Pierre’s former Little House on Avenue du Parc. The space has rapidly become a fixture on the Montreal music scene. What started out as a monthly jazz-ish get-together will be transformed, from 26 to 29 March, into a true festival. It’ll be jazz at its most legit, of course, old and brand new, but there’ll also be some experimental, electro and non-gendered stylistic detours, with indie music peeking out from the brand new clothes of this event. Produced in partnership with Pop Montreal (whose offices are just upstairs, which is perfect!), the Montreal Anti-Jazz Police Festival promises to be a great night out, packed with three concerts a night, and at a very small price!

A few names on stage : Dave Binney, Erika Angell, Sarah Pagé, Tommy Crane, Sarah Rossy, Andrew Barr, Bellbird…

DETAILS, PROGRAMME, TICKETS: VISIT THE URSA AND FESTIVAL WEBSITE

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