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In 1946, Louis Metcalf, a trumpet player who had been a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the late 1920s, relocated to Montréal. He formed the Louis Metcalf International Band, which quickly became a cornerstone of the city’s jazz scene and…

Louis Metcalf returned to one of Montreal’s most iconic jazz venues, reconnecting with a stage where he first helped bring be-bop to the city. Just opposite Rockhead’s Paradise stood the Café Saint-Michel, a cornerstone of Montreal nightlife during…