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
Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 José Areas, Armando Peraza, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, and keyboardist Chester Thompson. Bass guitarist Alphonso Johnson was from Weather Report. There was also a DVD of the concert. Carlos Santana and Wayne Shorter – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1988 Live at Montreux Jazz Festival is a live album by rock guitarist Carlos Santana and jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter that was released on March 27, 2007. The album is a record of their performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 14, 1988. Santana and Shorter played together on "This Is This!" (1986), the final album by Weather Report, though