Earlier this year, we presented
@SamRyderMusic
as one of the 20 artists to watch in 2022. Since then, things have gone crazy for him as he was selected for Eurovision and led the UK to 2nd place. He is today our
#MJFSpotlight
Artist of the Month!
Due to the exceptional circumstances, we have decided to postpone the announcement of the line-up and will communicate a new date soon. During this period, we have made over 50 Festival concerts available to stream for free.
In 1985, Joao Gilberto was sitting alone on the Casino stage. The solitary magic of this performance would be immortalised on a sumptuous live album, symbolising once again the complicit relationship between Montreux and Brazilian music. Adeus, João Gilberto.📸 Dany Gignoux, 1985
FINALLY! After two years of silence, the two mythical Festival stages will make you vibrate again! So, which concert will we see you at this summer?
Tickets 👉 Today at noon for Insiders and tomorrow at noon for the public
#MJF22
#MontreuxJazzFestival
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
The 2019 programme has just arrived. All styles and influences are combined to offer you an extraordinary Festival. Which concerts are you most excited about?
#MJF19
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
A breathtaking stage on the lake and a return to the legendary Casino: the 58th Montreux Jazz Festival promises to be historic. Today, we unveil the names of the artists who will be making this edition truly unforgettable! Tickets will go on sale tomorrow at noon.
#MJF24
The stars
@alicecooper
, Johnny Depp and
@JoePerry
are the
@hollywoodvamps
and did an unforgettable show at the Auditorium Stravinski. Good friends on stage just sharing the pleasure to play music together! The audience was on fire! 🔥💥
#MJF18
@eltonofficial
wanted his fans to enjoy an extensive stage production and will offer a magical outdoor show on June 29.
Tickets will be on sale from tomorrow at noon.
For further information:
#MJF19
#FarewellTour
💥 The 52nd Montreux Jazz Festival programme is now online! Tickets on sale tomorrow, Wednesday 18 March at 12pm.
#MJF18
🎟 Montreux Jazz Insiders can already get their tickets today from 2pm!
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A sound of freedom and commitment coming all the way from the Middle East. The Lebanese group is modernizing a musical culture known for its rhythm and ambushes melodies adding an electronic rocky twist. Such an expressive voice communicating full of emotion.
#proud
#MJF18
Dear Festival-goers, the 52nd edition has officially started! 🎷 The House of Jazz is the new unmissable venue, hosting The Montreux Jazz Club! Upstairs, La Coupole sets a frenetic pace, with workshops, a photo exhibition, the Montreux Jazz Talent Awards and jam sessions!
#MJF18
@JorjaSmith
is the smoky new voice from the UK that we all have been waiting to hear. The result is easy and beautiful: an R&B queen with no fear of incorporating jazz and soul to her groove.
#MJF18
#MontreuxJazzLab
Figurehead of the new generation of Cuban jazz musicians,
@alfredomusic
just released his new album 'The Little Dream'!
Check it out right here:
Full concert at
#MJF16
:
@QuincyDJones
✨The Swedish artists of
@FirstAidKitBand
are playing their graceful songs with talent and energy at the Montreux Jazz Lab. And let us tell you about their harmonies... amazing! What a night!
#MJF18
The incredible voice of
@IAMANITABAKER
resonates in
#AuditoriumStravinski
.
A career spanning several decades, four platinum and two gold discs, unforgettable R&B hits... She honours us with her visit to Montreux for her farewell tour.
📸 Marc Ducrest
#MJF19
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
We had been prepared for this for several days, but that takes nothing away from the sadness we feel today. It is with deep regret that the organisers of the Montreux Jazz Festival must announce that this year’s event will not take place. More info ➡️
Today 96 years ago 'Someone to Watch Over Me' was first published. It was composed by George Gershwin, lyrics written by Ira Gershwin & Howard Dietz. It was sung live by
@NinaSimoneMusic
at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1987. Give her version a listen:
Des morceaux entrainants et une voix aiguë celeste accompagnée du piano.
@juliettearmanet
interprète ses tubes que nous connaissons déjà tous par coeur au Montreux Jazz Lab. Un style des années 70 avec un goût d’aujourd’hui et ceci de la tête aux pieds.
#MJF18
Formed in Beirut in 2008,
@mashrou3leila
is both the most famous Arab-language rock band in the world, and the sworn adversary of all censure and conservatism! Relive a live extract of their performance at Paradiso during
#mjf18
! Full vidéo:
The Festival pays homage to the inextinguishable light of soul music. Aretha Franklin’s fervor and voice will continue to inspire future generations, beyond music, as they discover their own passion.
#RipArethaFrankin
A voice fresh as the rain on a rhythmic relentless flow.
@mahalia
is the future queen of this new genre between soul, R&B and hip-hop that she’s creating for herself. Stay tuned!
#mjf18
A poster 2020 by JR ✨
@JRart
has created the poster for the 54th Montreux Jazz Festival, a striking black and white invitation to dive into the next edition!
Order your poster now:
#MJF20
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
The Festival is set to go ahead, from 2 to 17 July 2021, with a format that can be adjusted and adapted based on the Covid-19 situation. In a Festival first, a new stage will be entirely built on the lake!
#MJF21
#MJFRestart
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
The great return of the Montreux Jazz Festival kept all its promises. More than 250,000 people came to enjoy this 56th edition, which was sublimated by an omnipresent sun ☀️
See you next year
#MJF23
👉 30 June – 15 July 2023
#MJF22
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
50 years ago today, the Montreux Casino fire gave birth to a worldwide hit 🔥Thank you to the members of Deep Purple for this anthem for eternity.
#MontreuxJazzFestival
#WhereLegendsAreBorn
[ANNOUNCEMENT MJF 2019]
Sir
@eltonofficial
is honoring us with his presence as part of his «Farewell Yellow Brick Road» tour next year. We’re super excited about his performances on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 June 2019. More info:
#Mjf19
⚡️ It's beautiful, it's blue, it's freshly printed and it will be revealed tomorrow at 11am! Stay tuned for the 52nd Montreux Jazz Festival programme!
#MJF18
@deenburbigo
et Marseille s’installent au Montreux Jazz Lab et accentuent le paysage hip hop au Montreux Jazz Lab. C’est maintenant!
#mjf18
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@deenburbigo
and Marseille set up at the Montreux Jazz Lab and keep on the hip hop vibe at the Montreux Jazz Lab. It’s happening now!
ELTON JOHN’S SHOW 🚀
15'300 festivalgoers
2h30 concert
13 days of setup
50 meters wide and 19 meters high stage
8 tons screens
10 foodtrucks
120 meters of bar
#MJF19
#EltonFarewellTour
🎥🕺 “They All Came Out To Montreux” will be broadcast this Friday, June 16 at 10:15pm (UK time) on BBC4. The documentary mini-series directed by Oliver Murray and co-produced by Montreux Sounds retraces the history of Claude Nobs and the Montreux Jazz Festival.