On this day, December 4, 1971, the Montreux Casino burnt down during a Frank Zappa concert and inspired this classic rock ...

The Montreux Jazz Festival is one of the most iconic annual events in music history, with the Switzerland fest launching back in 1967. The 2025 event will be the 59th installment, and now the lineup ...

As the 59th edition of Montreux Jazz Festival draws to a close, with performances by music stars including Chaka Khan, Neil Young, Alanis Morissette, Pulp and Diana Ross alongside Lake Geneva, a new ...

For two weeks every summer in Switzerland, the shores of Lake Geneva metamorphosize into a stage for the Montreux Jazz Festival. Since its inception in 1967 by founder Claude Nobs, the likes of Etta ...

The Montreux Jazz Festival returns to the Hangar in Miami at the end of the month. Featuring Super Bowl National Anthem singer Jon Batiste, as well as Janelle Monae and other huge names in the ...

John McLaughlin’s touring career ended three years ago, but before he packed it in, he recorded a final live album, Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022. He feels it’s special because he felt a ...

Claude and his passion eventually changed the economy of the town of Montreux, and even affected the entire Swiss economy, only by virtue of his passion and love of music. Montreux Jazz Festival is ...

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