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 film "Kiss of the Dragon" with Jet Li and Bridget Fonda. The American soul singer Lionel Richie stays at the Palace during the Montreux Jazz Festival. 2002 - The Grand Prix Ferrari is again being hold with a gala dinner at the Montreux Palace. Jamiroquai and David Bowie stay at the Montreux Palace during the Montreux Jazz Festival. 2004 - At the occasion of the "Panda Ball" from WWF, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace had the honor to welcome Queen Noor of Jordan with her daughter. During the Montreux Jazz Festival, Fairmont Le Montreux Palace had the visit of Seal, Carlos