The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, which has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest jazz festival on the planet, has been synonymous with musical passion for 40 years. Every year, for ten days, the French-speaking metropolis of America becomes the meeting place for lovers of all types of jazz music. All this on a site that is unique in the world, open from noon to midnight and designed to meet all the needs of festival-goers, in the middle of a downtown area closed to automobile traffic. In short, during these magical weeks, Montreal is where the heart of the jazz world beats!