The digital event featured performers ranging from pianist Jean-Michel Blais, Fredy V. and the Foundation, Charlotte Cardin, Jeremy Dutcher, Naya Ali, and more.
There was also a re-aired 2004 performance featuring Montreal pianists Oscar Peterson and Oliver Jones.Montrealer Caleb Owusu had made plans to attend his first-ever jazz fest, but figured he would have to wait once the event was initially cancelled.
He discovered the festival would make its way online through a friend’s social media post and enjoyed performances, but said he would have loved to have seen the shows in person.“I think (with) everybody sitting at home having to watch concerts online, I think that’s the new kind of FOMO, fear of missing out.