Robert Plant and the Montreal Spirit Award

The Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award was created in 2006 and "underlines a popular artist’s extraordinary contribution to the musical world."

The Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award is in bronze, and was inspired by a self-portrait that Miles Davis presented to the Festival in 1988. With this award, created especially on the occasion of its 27th edition, the Festival wishes to showcase quality and musical innovation, as well as the author-composer-performer's undeniable influence on the international pop music scene.

This years winner is Robert Plant, who will be performing to as sold out crowd at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Place des Arts in downtown Montreal (just off Mordechai Richler old stomping grounds, St. Urbaine St.).

Previous winners of the Spirit Award are:

2006 - Paul Simon
2007 - Bob Dylan
2008 - Leonard Cohen
2009 - Stevie Wonder
2010 - Smokey Robinson

Robert Plant Announces 11 date June Tour

Robert Plant and the Band of Joy have spent the winter touring America. Before heading into Europe in July, The Band of Joy will perform one more an 11 date North American tour in June.

The shows include  The Bonnaroo Festival, The Revinia Festival, The Telerude Festival and the Ottawa and Montreal Jazz Festivals.

As well as the June shows, Plant will play The Allman Brothers Wanee Festival in Florida  during the April 14-16 weekend, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 29th and  MerleFest on Sunday May 1st.




The scheduled dates for June are:

• 8: San Diego, CA, Copley Symphony Hall


• 9: Highland, CA, San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino


• 12: Manchester, TN, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival


• 13: Columbus, OH, Palace Theatre


• 15: St. Louis, MO, Fabulous Fox Theatre


• 16: Highland Park, IL, Ravinia Festival


• 19: Telluride, CO, Telluride Bluegrass Festival


• 21: Winnipeg, Canada, Centennial Concert Hall


• 23: Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa Jazz Festival


• 24: Montreal, Canada Wilfrid-Pelletier Theatre @ Place des Arts


• 25: Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa