Montreux Jazz Festival Montreux Jazz Festival 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. The Montreux Jazz Festival was founded in 1967 by Claude Nobs, Géo Voumard and René Langel 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
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace Morrisson, Prince, Norah Jones stayed at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace during the Montreux Jazz Festival. 2008 - International stars such as Quincy Jones, Nana Mouskouri, Petula Clark, Alicia Keys, Mick Hucknall and many more stayed with us during the Montreux Jazz Festival. 2009 - During the Montreux Jazz Festival, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace had the pleasure to welcome many stars such as Quincy Jones, B.B. King, Lily Allen, Grace Jones, Prince and many more. 2010 - Bryan Ferry, Norah Jones, Gary Moore, Angélique Kidjo and many more famous artists are staying at the Montreux Palace during the Montreux Jazz Festival.