Fairmont Le Montreux Palace The XIII Summit of the Francophonie was held in Montreux in October 2010. More than 30 head of States, including Nicolas Sarkozy stayed at the Montreux Palace during this important summit. The official gala diner of the summit took place at the Salle des Congrès of the Montreux Palace. 2011 - During the Montreux Jazz Festival, artists such as Liza Minnelli, B.B. King, Tommy LiPuma, George Benson, Ricky Martin, Nathalie Cole, Sting, Paul Simon and many more stayed at the Montreux Palace. Fairmont Le Montreux Palace participated at the Swiss Hotel Film Award. The awards took place on the 25th
Live at Montreux (Andrew Hill album) Live at Montreux (Andrew Hill album) Live at Montreux is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill, a live album of a solo performance recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1975 and released on the Freedom label. The album features three of Hill's original compositions and one interpretation of a Duke Ellington tune. The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Andrew Hill hadn't been recording much for a few years by the time of this 1975 concert at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and one wonders why while listening to this very entertaining