The Montreux Jazz Festival
Founded by Claude Nobs in 1967, over the years the Montreux Jazz Festival has become an unmissable event for music fans in Switzerland and around the world. Its stages have been graced by all of music’s greats, from Miles Davis to Ray Charles and from David Bowie to Prince. Whereas Jazz constitutes the Festival’s historic core, other styles of music were quickly integrated into the Festival, bound together by a common thread of mutual curiosity and enthusiasm. Having made its reputation with its ambitious programming choices, the Montreux Jazz Festival offers musicians an ideal platform and an intimate setting for the duration of its two weeks.The Montreux Jazz Festival is a member of: Top Events of Switzerland, Swiss Music Promoters Association, Yourope The European Festival Association, International Jazz Festivals Organisation, Member of European Talent Exchange Program.euxjazz.com. History of Montreux 1967 - [The Inaugaural Montreux] 2009 ...It is impossible to sum up the [2009] Festival in just a few lines - every concert during the fortnight was a success, from a ticket-sale point of view as well. The audience particularly enjoyed the evening tribute to Island Records and Chris Blackwell, the worldwide premiere of the Herbie Hancock-Lang Lang collaboration, as well as the "American Evening" with Steely Dan, Dave Matthews Band and Chickenfoot. Without forgetting, of course, the memorable finale jams, such as those of BB King, George Benson and George Duke, and Solomon Burke. Artists who are completely free and open, and who make the Montreux Jazz Festival stand out.... For all the details on this storied event in music visit Montreux.com.
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