27th Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: A superb indoor program. Cont'd.

Chris Potter's Underground (June 30) After several visits with  Dave Holland, the American sax man is back, this time with his own group.  Yusef Lateef with Stéphane and Lionel Belmondo (July 1) A singular encounter between the music of post-impressionist French composers (like Gabriel Fauré) and contemporary jazz.  Daniel Mille (July 2) Infectious good humor is the trademark of this master accordion player. Accompanied by smooth trumpet player Stéphane Belmondo.  The Bad Plus (July 3) Principal exponents of Nu Jazz, in the intimacy of the salle Gesù.  Joelle Léandre with Matthew Shipp (July 5) An outstanding duet between the bassist and French composer with 40 recordings to his name. Both on their first visit to the Festival.  Quadro Nuevo (July 6) An Austrian group that out-tangoes the tango. They raised pulses on an exterior venue at last year's Festival.  Stefon Harris & Blackout (July 7). A master vibraphonist and marimba player with the group Blackout and selections from their album Evolution.  Don Byron Ivey-Divey Trio (July 8) Their first time at the Festival with pieces from Ivey-Divey, voted Recording of the Year by JazzTimes in 2004.

Gabriel Mirabassi.

The Italian Trade Delegation presents Suono Italia, at the Cabaret
July 5 , 7 p.m. : Graffiando Vento with Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinette and Guinga on guitar. 9:30 p.m.: L'Amico del Vento with Stefano Cantini on saxophone, Rita Marcotulli on piano, Renzo Ruggieri on accordion, Raffaello Pareti on bass, accompanied by a wind quartet directed by Mauro Grossi.  July 6, 7 p.m. : Colori del Mare with Pietro Tonolo on saxophone, Alberto Martinelli on violon, Elena Trovato on harp, Stefano Pietrodarchi on accordion and Raffaello Pareti on bass. 9:30 p.m. : 7 e mezzo with Marco Zurzolo on saxophone, Alessandro Tedesco on trombone, Luca Gianquitto on guitar, Davide Costagliola on bass and Gianluca Brugnano on percussion.   July 7, 7 p.m. : Italian Songs with Pietro Tonolo on saxophone, Paolo Birro on piano, Pietro Leveratto on bass, Alfred Kramer on drums and Gil Goldstein on accordion. 9:30: Accabbanna with vocalist Olivia Sellerio, Pietro Leveratto on bass, Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinette, Emanuele Cisi on saxophone, Mauro Schiavone on piano, Tobia Vaccaro on guitar and Giovanni Apprendi on percussion.  July 8, 7 p.m. : Danza di una Ninfa with Enrico Pieranunzi, arranger, on piano, vocalist Ada Montellanico, Luca Bulgarelli on bass, Valter Paoli on percussion, with special guest Paul McCandless from the well-known group Oregon, in the 5e Salle at Place ds Arts  9:30 : Di mezzo il mare (EGEA Orchestra) with Gabriele Mirabassi on clarinette, Marco Zurzolo and Pietro Tonolo on saxophone, Marco Tamburini and Alessandro Tedesco on trombone, Paolo Birro on piano, Pietro Leveratto on bass and Alfred Kramer on drums.  Also : July 5 : Enrico Pieranunzi in the Piano solo series at the Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur.