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Montreal Jazz Fest 2018 in photos

The 39th annual Montreal Jazz Fest wrapped up on Saturday night with a blowout free show by indie folk stars The War on Drugs, capping off a rocky edition of the festival that was beset by controversy surrounding the production (and eventual cancellation) of Robert Lepage’s SLĀV show, a move that made headlines throughout the world.

On a more positive note, the festival once again featured a wealth of great acts throughout its week-plus run, including appearances by Seal, Herbie Hancock, rising R&B star Jessie Reyez, two sold-out MTelus shows by French sensation Jain, Ben Harper, the return of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Kamasi Washington, and many, many more.


Below you can check out a selection of photos from throughout the festival courtesy of Eva Blue. You can find all of our Jazz Fest coverage here.

Seal

Snarky Puppy

!!!

Ry Cooder

Jann Arden

My Brightest Diamond

Metronomy

Boulevards

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Spanish Harlem Orchestra

George Thorogood (press conference)

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

The Sufferers


Ben Harper (press conference)

Thundercat

Herbie Hancock

Daniel Caesar

Sons of Kemet

Nomadic Massive


Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Ben Harper 

Jessie Reyez 

Ani Difranco

St. Paul & The Broken Bones

Jupiter & Okwess

Hannah Williams & the Affirmations

Bonobo

Too Many Zooz

Jain

Kimbra

Thornetta Davis

Megative

Bobby McFerrin

Beth Hart


M Ward

RL Boyce

The War on Drugs

Gabriel Sigler

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