Montreux Jazz Festival
| Montreux Jazz Festival | |
|---|---|
 1983 poster | |
| 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 | www.montreuxjazzfestival.com |
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]
Contents
1 History
2 Venue
2.1 Venue history
3 Expansion
4 Competitions
5 Performances
6 Discography
7 References
8 External links
History
The Montreux Jazz Festival was founded in 1967 by Claude Nobs, Géo Voumard and René Langel[2] with considerable help from Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegün of Atlantic Records. The festival was first held at Montreux Casino. It lasted for three days and featured almost exclusively jazz artists. The highlights of this era were Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Evans, Soft Machine, Weather Report, The Fourth Way, Nina Simone, Jan Garbarek, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Originally a pure jazz festival, it opened up in the 1970s and today presents artists of nearly every imaginable music style. Jazz remains an important part of the festival. Part of the festival's expansion was due to coproduction by Quincy Jones who brought many international artists in the early 1990s. Today's festival lasts about two weeks and attracts an audience of more than 200,000 people.
In the 1970s, the festival began broadening its scope, including blues, soul, and rock artists, for instance Marianne Faithfull, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Deep Purple, Canned Heat and many others. Towards the end of the decade, the festival expanded even more, including music from all continents (with an emphasis on Brazilian music) and lasting a full three weeks. Santana came to Montreux for the first time in 1970; Van Morrison played in 1974 and 1980. Other artists included B.B. King, Gary Moore, Weather Report, Don Ellis, Crossfire, Buddy Guy, Camarón de la Isla, Soft Machine, Chuck Berry, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Eric Clapton, Luther Allison, Bo Diddley, Stan Getz, Airto Moreira, Joe Henderson, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ney Matogrosso, Charles Mingus, Etta James, Sonny Rollins, Son House, Count Basie, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Gilberto Gil, Ray Charles, James Booker, Hermeto Pascoal, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Elis Regina, Les McCann, Eddie Harris, Pasadena Roof Orchestra, New Order, Jaco Pastorius, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Toto, Zucchero Fornaciari, André Geraissati, Korni Grupa, Jan Akkerman, Joe Satriani, Status Quo, and many more.
The initiator and, until his tragic death in 2013, the head organizer, Claude Nobs, managed to bring an array of artists to Montreux, both established ones and newcomers.[3] Following Claude's death, the organisation of the festival was handed over to Mathieu Jaton.
Main partners of the Festival are Parmigiani Fleurier, Manor, Heineken, Vaudoise Assurances and UBS.[4]
Venue
The festival was originally held at the original Montreux Casino, which burned down in December 1971 during Frank Zappa's performance (as referenced in "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple).
The festival was held then in other auditoriums in Montreux, until it could return to the rebuilt new Casino in 1975. The festival continued to grow, and in 1993, it moved to the larger Montreux Convention Centre. From 1995 through 2008, it occupied both the convention centre and the casino. Beginning with the 41st MJF in 2007, nightly performances of headliners were again moved mainly to the Montreux Musique & Convention Centre (though the Casino still hosts the odd one-off shows), owing mainly to logistics: the Casino is approximately 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) from the Convention Centre, making it difficult for crew, artists and technical personnel (as well as fans) to travel easily through crowded streets from one venue to the other. (This is exacerbated by the presence of a large number of streetside vendors and artisans – as well as strolling crowds of tourists – on the lakefront walk that connects the venues.) As of 2007, the Convention Centre hosts two main stages, Auditorium Stravinski (capacity 3,500) and Miles Davis Hall (capacity 1,800), as well as the smaller Montreux Jazz Cafe, and several smaller open-air stages around the Centre. Additional themed shows (Bahia, Blues, etc.) are held on boats cruising the lake and train cars traveling the region, and various workshops and competitions are held at the nearby Montreux Palais and Le Petit Palais.
Venue history
| Date | Venue |
|---|---|
| 16–18 June 1967 | Montreux Casino |
| 12–16 June 1968 | |
| 18–22 June 1969 | |
| 17–21 June 1970 | |
| 12–20 June 1971 | |
| 16–29 June 1972 | Pavillon Montreux |
| 29 June – 15 July 1973 | Montreux Convention Centre |
| 28 June – 7 July 1974 | |
| 3–20 July 1975 | Montreux Casino |
| 25 June – 6 July 1976 | |
| 1–24 July 1977 | |
| 7–23 July 1978 | |
| 6–22 July 1979 | |
| 4–20 July 1980 | |
| 3–20 July 1981 | |
| 9–25 July 1982 | |
| 8–24 July 1983 | |
| 6–22 July 1984 | |
| 5–20 July 1985 | |
| 3–19 July 1986 | |
| 3–17 July 1987 | |
| 1–17 July 1988 | |
| 7–22 July 1989 | |
| 6–21 July 1990 | |
| 9–29 July 1991 | |
| 10–22 July 1992 | |
| 2–17 July 1993 | Montreux Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/The New Q's) |
| 1–16 July 1994 | Montreux Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) |
| 7–22 July 1995 | Montreux Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Montreux Casino Montreux Jazz Café |
| 5–20 July 1996 | |
| 4–19 July 1997 | |
| 3–18 July 1998 | |
| 2–17 July 1999 | |
| 7–22 July 2000 | |
| 6–21 July 2001 | Montreux Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Montreux Casino Montreux Jazz Café Scène Bleu |
| 5–20 July 2002 | Montreux Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Montreux Casino Montreux Jazz Café Montreux Jazz Young Planet Montreux Jazz Club |
| 4–19 July 2003 | Montreux Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Casino Barrière de Montreux Montreux Jazz Café Montreux Jazz Young Planet Montreux Jazz Club |
| 2–17 July 2004 | |
| 1–16 July 2005 | |
| 30 June – 15 July 2006 | |
| 6–21 July 2007 | Montreux Musique & Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Montreux Jazz Café Montreux Jazz Young Planet Montreux Jazz Club |
| 4–19 July 2008 | Montreux Musique & Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Montreux Jazz Café Montreux Jazz Young Planet Montreux Jazz Club MDH Club Studio 41 Music in the Park |
| 3–18 July 2009 | |
| 2–17 July 2010 | |
| 1–16 July 2011 | |
| 29 June – 14 July 2012 | |
| 5–20 July 2013 | Montreux Musique & Convention Centre (Auditorium Stravinski/Miles Davis Hall) Montreux Jazz Café Montreux Jazz Young Planet Montreux Jazz Club MDH Club Studio 41 Music in the Park Montreux Jazz Lab |
| 4–19 July 2014 | |
| 3-18 July 2015 | |
| 1-16 July 2016 | |
| 30 June-15 July 2017 | |
| 29 June-14 July 2018 |
Expansion
The festival changed in the 1980s: it grew dramatically and included an even wider variety of music styles.[5] Jazz remained important, as did Brazilian music, but more rock and pop artists were also invited.
Miles Davis came to Montreux several times, British hard rock band Deep Purple were invited as headliners eight times, and Status Quo have headlined the festival twice. Other notable artists at Montreux were Sandra Max Roach, James Brown, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, John McLaughlin, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Wayne Shorter, Al Di Meola, Elvis Costello, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Mike Oldfield, Brian May, Marvin Gaye, Rory Gallagher, Leonard Cohen, Nina Hagen, Eric Clapton, Queen, Phil Collins, Joe Cocker, Los Lobos, The Manhattan Transfer, Tracy Chapman, and Van Morrison again.
The expansion that began in the 1980s has continued since then – Montreux transformed from a jazz festival into a world music festival. Quincy Jones co-produced the festival from 1991 to 1993. By 1993, the festival had outgrown the Casino and moved to the larger Convention Centre. The number of visitors rose from 75,000 in 1980 to 120,000 in 1994, and an "Off-festival" developed on the lakeshore promenades and in the cafés of Montreux.
Many "regulars" returned, but many new artists also appeared on stage: Sting, Bob Dylan, Fats Domino, Deep Purple, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Johnny Cash, Cheap Trick, Cheb Mami, Youssou N'Dour, Marianne Faithfull, Ice-T, Jazzmatazz, ZZ Top, Simply Red, Marisa Monte, George Benson, Jazzkantine, Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Paul Simon. In 1999, the festival saw more than 220,000 visitors.
The festival has also played host to some well-known and talented student groups, including big bands and vocal ensembles. Young, talented musicians are encouraged to take part in several competitions.
Competitions
Three international competitions are organised by the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation[6] every year: Solo Piano, Guitar, and Voice. Each competition has its own jury composed of professionals and chaired by a world-renowned musician (in 2008: Fazıl Say for the Piano Solo, Lee Ritenour for the Guitar, Patti Austin for the Voice competition). In addition, until 2016, a local competition, the Tremplin Lémanique, was aimed at jazz bands that are based in one of the regions of the Léman lake: the French departments of Ain and Haute Savoie and the Swiss cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais.[7]
Performances
Over 1300 artists have performed at the Festival from 1967 to 2016, with the most appearances by Herbie Hancock (27 times) and B.B. King (21 times).
A number of performances have been released on DVD and/or Blu-ray by Eagle Rock Entertainment.[8]
Discography
Australian Youth All Star Big Band performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2004.
Albums recorded at the festival
Alanis Morissette: Live at Montreux 2012 (CD/DVD/Blu-ray)
Alice Cooper: Live at Montreux, 2005 (CD/DVD)- Atlantic Family: The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux, 1977
Baby Consuelo: Baby Consuelo ao Vivo – 14th Montreux Jazz Festival, 1980
Bill Evans: Bill Evans at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1968
Bill Evans: Montreux II, 1970
Bill Evans: Montreux III, 1975
Bob James: Live at Montreux, 2005
Bobbi Humphrey: Bobbi Humphrey Live: Cookin' with Blue Note at Montreux, 1973
Bobby Hutcherson: Bobby Hutcherson Live at Montreux, 1973
Burning Spear: Live at Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1988
Carmen McRae: Live at Montreux, 1989
Charles Earland: Kharma, 1974
Count Basie: Montreux '77
Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 1996
Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 2006
Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 2011
Dennis Brown: Live at Montreux, 1979
Dexter Gordon and Junior Mance: Dexter Gordon with Junior Mance at Montreux (Prestige, 1970)- Dexter Gordon: Blues à la Suisse (Prestige, 1973)
Don Ellis: Don Ellis Live at Montreux, 1977
Don Pullen & the African-Brazilian Connection: Live...Again: Live at Montreux (Blue Note, 1993)
Earl Hines: West Side Story (Black Lion, 1974)
Ella Fitzgerald: Montreux '77 (Pablo, 1977), Digital III at Montreux, 1979
Elis Regina with Hermeto Pascoal: Montreux Jazz Festival 1979, 1982
Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band: Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues Band – Live at Montreux 1990 (DVD)- Gary Moore: Gary Moore – The Definitive Montreux Collection
Gene Ammons: Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (Prestige, 1973)
Hermeto Pascoal: Ao Vivo Montreux Jazz (1979)
Rory Gallagher: Live in Montreux, 2006
Dizzy Gillespie: The Dizzy Gillespie Big 7 (Pablo, 1975), Dizzy Gillespie Jam (Pablo, 1977), Musician, Composer, Raconteur (Pablo, 1981)
Hampton Hawes: Playin' in the Yard (Prestige, 1973)
James Booker: Live At Montreux (Montreux Sounds, 1997)
Jamiroquai: Jamiroquai – Live at Montreux 2003 (DVD)
Jethro Tull: Live At Montreux 2003 (2CD/DVD)
João Gilberto: Live in Montreux, 1985
Joe Pass: Montreux '77 – Live
Junko Onishi: Junko Onishi Trio at the Montreux Jazz Festival (LD/VHS) (Toshiba EMI, TOLW-3253, 1997)
King Sunny Adé: Live at Montreux, 1982
Korn: Live at Montreux 2004
Les McCann: Live at Montreux, 1972
Les McCann and Eddie Harris: Swiss Movement, 1969
Little Milton: What It Is: Live at Montreux, 1973
Louisiana Red: Live in Montreux, recorded 1975 (Earwig 2000)
Luther Allison: Live in Montreux 1976–1994, 1996
Marlena Shaw: Marlena Shaw Live at Montreux, 1973
McCoy Tyner: Enlightenment (Milestone, 1973)
Michel Petrucciani: Power of Three, 1986 (Blue Note, LP/CD)
Mike Oldfield: Live at Montreux 1981
Miles Davis & Quincy Jones: Miles & Quincy Live at Montreux, 1991
Modern Jazz Quartet: Together Again: Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival '82 (Pablo, 1982)
Monty Alexander: Montreux Alexander: The Monty Alexander Trio Live! at the Montreux Jazz Festival, 1976
Ney Matogrosso & Caetano Veloso & Joao Bosco: “BRAZIL NIGHT - AO VIVO EM MONTREUX - CAETANO VELOSO, JOÃO BOSCO E NEY MATOGROSSO 1983“
Nile Rodgers & Chic: Live at Montreux 2004
Ofra Haza: At Montreux Jazz Festival (CD/DVD)
Oliver Nelson: Swiss Suite (Flying Dutchman, 1970)
Oscar Peterson: Oscar Peterson Jam – Montreux '77
Peter Tosh: Live at Montreux, 1979
Pino Daniele: Sció live, 1984 (EMI Italiana, 64 2402723)
Rachelle Ferrell: Live in Montreux 91-97
Randy Weston: Carnival (Freedom, 1974)
Ray Bryant: Alone at Montreux (Atlantic, 1972)
Ray Charles: Live at Montreux 1997
Run–D.M.C.: Live at Montreux 2001
Sam Rivers: Streams (Impulse, 1973)
Simply Red: Live At Montreux Jazz Festival (part of Stars Collectors Edition, 1992)
Steve Earle: Live at Montreux 2005
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985
Stuff: Live at Montreux 1976
Sun Ra: Live at Montreux, 1976 (CD/2xCD/LP/2xLP)
Talk Talk: Live at Montreux 1986
The Dubliners: Live at Montreux, 1976
Titãs: Go Back, 1988
Tommy Flanagan: Montreux '77
Tori Amos: Live at Montreux 1991/1992
Van Morrison: Live at Montreux 1980/1974
Yes: Live at Montreux 2003
ZZ Top: Live at Montreux 2013
- Various Artists: Montreux Summit Volumes 1&2, 1977 – Two double album sets consisting of an all-star concert with various Columbia label artists including Bob James, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Billy Cobham, George Duke, Benny Golson, Eric Gale, Hubert Laws, Maynard Ferguson and many others.
References
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External links
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- Official website
- Claude Nobs Foundation
- Live at Montreux on YouTube
- Claude Nobs Revealed on CNN.com International
Coordinates: 46°26′20″N 6°54′16″E / 46.43889°N 6.90444°E / 46.43889; 6.90444
