Live at Montreux 1980/1974 Live at Montreux 1980/1974 Live at Montreux 1980/1974 is the first official DVD by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It was released on 16 October 2006. The films consist of two separate performances by Van Morrison at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. It was certified gold in May 2007 and platinum in June 2009. A note by Claude Nobs on the sleeve notes for the DVD: "For all the years I have been producing the Montreux Jazz Festival, these two concerts will remain very deeply set in my memory as well as in the memory of all the people
Malta Jazz Festival Malta Jazz Festival The Malta Jazz Festival is a musical event staged held every July on the Mediterranean island of Malta, organised by the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts. The festival has been held annually since 1990 outside the Our Lady of Liesse Church, on the Valletta waterfront. The event has featured world-renowned jazz musicians such as Wayne Shorter, John Patitucci, Diana Krall, Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Natalie Cole, Betty Carter, Michel Petrucciani, Richard Bona and Mike Stern. In 2006, the event was controversially removed from the stewardship of Charles 'City' Gatt, a pioneer in Maltese jazz