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
São Paulo Jazz Festival a Tribute to John Coltrane. The 2017 edition took place from 23 to 26 November. Official website: www.spjazzfestival.com/ São Paulo Jazz Festival The São Paulo Jazz Festival is a cultural and tourism project held annually in November in the city of São Paulo. The festival is directly inspired by the successful editions of music festivals that have been held annually for decades in European and US cities. The São Paulo Jazz Festival will promote the meeting of national and international names of music in great presentations. The 2016 edition was held on November 24, 25, 26 and 27 and featured