Festival de la Voix 18-piece Big Band
Featuring the great Ranee Lee
Directed by Ron di Lauro
Saturday, April 25, 2026 — 2:00 PM
Ranee Lee, the consummate Lady of Jazz who has graced the stages of the Montreal International Jazz Festival and around the world for more than fifty years, will sing with this outstanding band made up of 18 of Montreal’s finest musicians. You won’t believe how this octogenarian sings the sweetest and the hottest songs of the big band era!
General Admission: $30
Student/Senior: $25
In memory of Gloria Clarke Baylis
Gloria Leon Baylis (née Clarke) was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in 1929. Trained as a registered nurse in England, she immigrated to Canada in 1952 and worked at several Montréal hospitals in senior nursing and instructional roles. In 1964, after being denied a nursing position at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel because she was Black, Gloria launched Canada’s first successful case of racial discrimination in employment. The conviction against Hilton of Canada was upheld in 1977, marking a landmark human rights victory. In 1983, she founded Baylis Medical Company, that grew to over 1,000 employees. The company was sold to Boston Scientific in 2022.
