Ekep Nkwelle
Remember her name: Ekep Nkwelle, 25, a singer with Cameroonian roots who trained at the Duke Ellington School of Arts and the Juilliard School, a new hope for American vocal jazz. Let’s bet that the next time she performs in Montreal, it will be in a venue, after the launch of her first album.
Place Tranquille, Saturday, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Andrew 3000
Certainly one of the most anticipated performances of this 44e FIJM edition: rapper André 3000 coming to present the equipment of New Blue Sun (2023), a jazz-new age album on which he expresses himself with flutes. Hit or miss ?
Wilfrid-Pelletier Room, Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
Robert Glasper
Two years after his concert at the Maisonneuve Theatre, Robert Glasper, composer, pianist and band leader who takes the pulse of hip-hop and R&B rhythms in jazz, takes to the festival’s biggest stage with special guests — not to be missed.
Place des Festivals, Monday, 9:30 p.m.
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