Montreal International Jazz Festival
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The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the world’s largest and most renowned jazz festivals, attracting leading international artists and huge audiences each year.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montreal International Jazz Festival canonical | 13 |
| Festival International de Jazz de Montréal | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128762 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montreal International Jazz Festival Context triple: [Montreal, hasFestival, Montreal International Jazz Festival]
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A.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
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B.
Festival of Contemporary Music
The Festival of Contemporary Music is an annual Tanglewood event dedicated to showcasing modern and avant-garde classical works by living composers.
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C.
Ithaca Festival
Ithaca Festival is an annual community arts and music celebration in downtown Ithaca, New York, featuring local performers, parades, and cultural activities.
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D.
Nice Jazz Festival
The Nice Jazz Festival is one of Europe’s oldest and most renowned jazz festivals, held annually in Nice, France, and featuring leading international jazz artists.
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E.
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world’s largest and most influential public film festivals, renowned for premiering major international and North American films and shaping awards-season buzz.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Montreal International Jazz Festival Target entity description: The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the world’s largest and most renowned jazz festivals, attracting leading international artists and huge audiences each year.
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A.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
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B.
Festival of Contemporary Music
The Festival of Contemporary Music is an annual Tanglewood event dedicated to showcasing modern and avant-garde classical works by living composers.
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C.
Ithaca Festival
Ithaca Festival is an annual community arts and music celebration in downtown Ithaca, New York, featuring local performers, parades, and cultural activities.
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D.
Nice Jazz Festival
The Nice Jazz Festival is one of Europe’s oldest and most renowned jazz festivals, held annually in Nice, France, and featuring leading international jazz artists.
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E.
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the world’s largest and most influential public film festivals, renowned for premiering major international and North American films and shaping awards-season buzz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
jazz festival ⓘ music festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Montreal International Jazz Festival
ⓘ
surface form:
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
|
| awards | various artistic prizes ⓘ |
| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| duration | about 10 days ⓘ |
| economicImpact | major tourism revenue for Montreal ⓘ |
| founder |
Alain Simard
ⓘ
André Ménard ⓘ Alain Simard ⓘ
surface form:
Denis Fortin
|
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
contemporary music ⓘ jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
artist residencies
ⓘ
competitions ⓘ free outdoor shows ⓘ indoor ticketed concerts ⓘ special tribute concerts ⓘ street performances ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasGenreFocus | both traditional and contemporary jazz ⓘ |
| inception | 1980 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montreal
ⓘ
Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
Quartier des Spectacles ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Montreal
|
| mainVenue |
Place des Arts
ⓘ
Quartier des Spectacles ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | international ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attracting international artists
ⓘ
being one of the largest jazz festivals in the world ⓘ large attendance ⓘ large number of free outdoor concerts ⓘ |
| organizer | L’Équipe Spectra ⓘ |
| province |
Quebec, Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
|
| significantEvent | cancellation of physical edition in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general public
ⓘ
jazz enthusiasts ⓘ |
| typicalAttendance | hundreds of thousands of spectators ⓘ |
| typicalEndTime | early July ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | late June ⓘ |
| website | https://www.montrealjazzfest.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montreal International Jazz Festival Description of subject: The Montreal International Jazz Festival is one of the world’s largest and most renowned jazz festivals, attracting leading international artists and huge audiences each year.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal
subject surface form:
Quebec
this entity surface form:
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal