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And the winner is … Verdun.

The borough has been chosen by the Montreal International Jazz Festival as the first host of the fest’s newest feature — an annual, roving satellite site to be set up in a different neighbourhood each year for the duration of the festival.

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For the jazz fest’s 40th edition, June 27 to July 6, there will be a festival stage on Wellington St. in the middle of Verdun, complete with live bands, beer and souvenirs.

The new site will host “original experiences created especially for the borough and the communities that live there, in collaboration with community organizations, merchants and citizens,” the jazz fest said in its announcement.

Admission will be free, and lest anyone think this will be a B-stage with second-run acts, organizers promise the same artistic quality as the rest of the festival.

“I’m very proud that our project created so much interest,” said jazz fest president and CEO Jacques-André Dupont in a statement. “We received applications from 15 boroughs. Every proposal was very interesting and original. As such, we have inspiration for many years to come.