How Montreal became a hotspot for jazz

For decades, Montreal was the place to be for jazz. And the city still hosts the world's largest jazz festival.
But how did that happen?
For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O'Neill looks at how Prohibition, rail porters and Montreal's reputation as a 'sin city' all combined to make the city where jazz musicians wanted to play.
For more on this story: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...
---
»»» Subscribe to CBC Quebec to watch more videos: rb.gy/0w3z63
Connect with CBC Montreal Online: www.cbc.ca/montreal
Follow CBC Montreal on TikTok:
/ cbcmontreal
For CBC national and international news: www.cbc.ca/news
Download the CBC News app for iOS: apple.co/25mpsUz
Download the CBC News app for Android: bit.ly/1XxuozZ
»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»
For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.
---
We encourage thoughtful comments and respectful discussion. Before commenting, please review our community guidelines: www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/...