This time of year, we’re usually in Montreal. We like to head up in time for June 24, Quebec’s National Day, and stay through July 1, Canada Day. It’s party time—not least because the Montreal Jazz Festival is usually in full swing. It’s time to grab some great food to go, settle into a spot in one of the smaller venues, and jazz the day away.

The thing is, in Montreal even the fast food is something special. And we’re not talking Rotisserie St-Hubert (though we like rotisserie chicken as well as the next jazz fan). How about the casual sandwich above from a lunch counter in the Place Ville Marie shopping center? It’s duck confit with a peach and red pepper barbecue sauce on a spectacular baguette.

Digital edition runs June 27-30 on Facebook, IGTV, and YouTube

Alas, this year we’ll have to make our own duck confit sandwiches at home, crack a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, and revel in the digital edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (montrealjazzfest.com/en-CA/).

The 2020 edition will feature livestreams of a number of Canadian artists interspersed with such archival concerts as a 2004 set by Oscar Peterson with Oliver Jones, a Jaco Pastorius concert from 1982, Sarah Vaughan from 1982, and Miles Davis from 1985.

This  special virtual edition kicks off at 6 p.m. EDT this Saturday, June 27th (Canadian Multiculturalism Day) and runs through Tuesday, June 30, 2020. All concerts are free and start at 6 p.m. Check them out on Festival’s Facebook Page.

Encore presentations will be available to watch again through the Festival’s social media platforms on Facebook, IGTV, and YouTube.

See the full program on the festival web site: montrealjazzfest.com/en-CA/FijmNumerique/Programmation