L’Entracte is a downtown non-profit jazz venue focused on Montreal’s local scene, with programming that gives space to emerging musicians alongside more established names. The mandate is straightforward: support artists here, keep the music accessible, and build a room where performance, exchange, and experimentation can happen side by side. It functions as a gathering point for audiences, players, and younger artists finding their way into the city’s jazz ecosystem.

Its opening statement was Festival Prélude, a four-night run featuring 12 artists, three performances per evening, and late-night jam sessions—an early sign of the venue becoming a steady home for jazz in the core of the city.