The Suoni Per Il Popolo (Sounds for the People) is an experimental and avantgarde music festival which takes place in Montréal, Québec. The festival presents over one hundred and fifty concerts and workshops annually by artists playing in a variety of styles such as New Music, Free Jazz, Avant Rock, Avant Folk, Noise, Free Improv, Sound Art, and Electronica. In the words of Ken Vandermark, leading Free Jazz musician and recipient of a MacArthur genius grant, the “Suoni Per Il Popolo is one of the most significant music festivals devoted to contemporary music happening today, in any city or country.”