The Canadian piano prodigy Tony Ann pushes the boundaries of neoclassical music by incorporating elements of pop with brilliant harmonies, breathtaking technique, and emotionally charged melodies. The post Tony Ann – Our MJF Spotlight artist of the Month! appeared first on Montreux Jazz Festival ..read more

Stacey Ryan’s vocal prowesses mesmerised the audience at last year’s Montreux Jazz Festival. Known as the ‘Queen of JazzTok’, the young Canadian seamlessly merges her passion for jazz with clever pop melodies and R’n’B grooves. The post Stacey Ryan – Our MJF Spotlight artist of the Month! appeared first on Montreux Jazz Festival ..read more

The cheeky cry of a child of our time. The Doug’s work is as beautiful as it is desperate, as violent as it is tender, as dark as it is bright, as selfish as it is sharing. The post The Doug – Our MJF Spotlight artist of the Month! appeared first on Montreux Jazz Festival ..read more

Once the world’s youngest touring piano soloist, Ethan Bortnick uses his virtuosity to create dark, ultra-contemporary pop. Discover him captured in his prodigious genre-bending MJF Spotlight Session. His performance was one of the highlights of the 57th Montreux Jazz Festival. The post Ethan Bortnick – Our MJF Spotlight artist of the Month! appeared first on Montreux Jazz Festival ..read more

It is with deep emotion that we pay tribute today to Jaquelyne Ledent-Vilain, a prominent figure in the European music industry who played a crucial role in making the Montreux Jazz Festival a haven of peace for artists. Born on February 17, 1945, Jaquelyne was an English teacher before working with Claude Nobs in 1974. Passionate about literature, she discovered a whole new world at the age of thirty: the music business. Admitting she knew nothing about it, she gave herself six months to see if she liked it. “I started doing my homework: every weekend, I brought stacks of vinyl records a ..read more

Following the success of its first edition last year, the Montreux Jazz Festival’s winter residency will once again be bringing its vibes to the resort of Villars-sur-Ollon. On the programme: six emerging artists to discover at the Théâtre du Villars Palace on the weekends of 9-10 February, 16-17 February and 1-2 March 2024. DJ sets will open and close each evening in the hotel bar. Tickets are available now. programme Last winter, the Montreux Jazz Festival brought its MJF Spotlight project to Villars, after taking its sessions to London, Hamburg and Zurich. The Festival is repeating the exp ..read more

It’s now a tradition here: we present to you 20 emerging artists who are expected to make a sensation in 2024! Our programming team has once again put together a great list of discoveries reflecting various current trends, spanning across all styles. Several artists from this list will be invited to participate in Spotlight events throughout the year, including this summer at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Among the twenty artists selected last year, several have since performed at the MJF, including Stacey Ryan, Ethan Bortnick, Gayle, Ekkstacy, Lovejoy, The Doug, and Overmono. ELMIENE (UK) THE ..read more

Bad Bunny, The Smile, Warhaus, Gorillaz,… Discover the 2023 Montreux Jazz Festival team Coups de Coeur! Tainy, Bad Bunny – Mojabi Ghost – Alexandre Baronciani, F&B Manager Priya Ragu – Easy – Alexis Lalande, Atelier Manager Louis Jucker – Asylee – Anne Hartmann, Deputy to COO The Heavy Heavy – Go Down River – Antoine Alexandre, Brand & Development Manager MJI Jorja Smith – Little Things – Benjamin Risse, Sponsoring & Partnership Assistant CVC – Music Stuff – Bertrand Holassian, Infrastructures and logistics coordinator Warhaus, Sylvie Kreusch – Popcorn – Charlotte Kalbfuss, HR Op ..read more

The Montreux Jazz Festival is reinventing itself in the heart of the town of Montreux for its edition 2024. An eye-catching stage will be built on the lake, below the Place du Marché, offering the public a breathtaking view. The Festival is also celebrating its return to the Casino, a significant venue in the event’s history. A large number of free stages complete the new layout for this 58th edition, which will continue to accommodate its usual capacity of 250,000 attendees. Work on the Convention Center, scheduled to continue until 2025, posed a major challenge for the MJF, but above all pro ..read more

Dear Insiders, We are delighted to invite 20 Insiders to a very special event: the unveiling of the 2024 edition poster in the presence of the artist! The event will take place on 14 November at 6.30pm, one day before the public announcement. Here’s a hint: the poster’s designer is a Geneva artist based in Berlin. Event details ⏰ Date of the event: Tuesday 14 November at 6.30pm in Montreux (exact location to be communicated to the winners) ? Unveiling of the 2024 poster in the presence of the artist ?️ Signed poster offered ? Aperitif included ? Prize draw: Monday 13 November at 12:00 Enter ..read more