Ascona Jazz Festival award is presented annually during the Jazz Ascona festival and is supported by the municipality of Ascona. Ascona Jazz Festival Ascona Jazz Festival, or Jazz Ascona, is an annual jazz festival held in Ascona, Switzerland. The 10-day festival takes place from late June to early July on the Swiss shores of Lake Maggiore and is devoted to historical styles of jazz, particularly New Orleans jazz. Under the direction of Nicolas Gilliet, Jazz Ascona features more than 200 concerts, 300 musicians, and events such as gospel choirs, jam sessions, exhibits, conferences, and films. Established in 2006, the Ascona Jazz Awards recognizes
Fairmont Le Montreux Palace in August in Zurich with over 500 guests. Fairmont Le Montreux Palace won the Public prize for the film "Stille Post" by the cineaste Alejandro Gasser. 2012 - During the Tennis Davis Cup in Fribourg in February 2012, Stanislas Wawrinka and Roger Federer stayed at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace. Katie Melua, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Bobby McFerrin, Nile Rodgers, Herbert Grönemeyer, Lana del Rey, Anastacia are just a few artists who were guests at Fairmont Le Montreux Palace during the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2012. 2013 - During the Montreux Jazz Festival we had the pleasure to welcome several