Montreux Jazz Festival
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The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival.[1]
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Not to be confused with Montreal International Jazz Festival.
"Montreux Festival" redirects here. For the album by Albert King, Chico Hamilton and Little Milton, see Montreux Festival (album).
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Montreux Jazz Festival | |
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Genre | Jazz, rock, pop |
Dates | First fortnight of July |
Location(s) | Montreux Convention Centre Grand-Rue 95 1820 Montreux Switzerland |
Years active | 1967–present |
Website | montreuxjazzfestival |
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Initiator and head organizer Claude Nobs brought an array of artists to Montreux.[2] Mathieu Jaton has organised the festival since Nobs' death in 2013.