Fairmont Le Montreux Palace The XIII Summit of the Francophonie was held in Montreux in October 2010. More than 30 head of States, including Nicolas Sarkozy stayed at the Montreux Palace during this important summit. The official gala diner of the summit took place at the Salle des Congrès of the Montreux Palace. 2011 - During the Montreux Jazz Festival, artists such as Liza Minnelli, B.B. King, Tommy LiPuma, George Benson, Ricky Martin, Nathalie Cole, Sting, Paul Simon and many more stayed at the Montreux Palace. Fairmont Le Montreux Palace participated at the Swiss Hotel Film Award. The awards took place on the 25th
Penang island jazz festival Penang island jazz festival The Penang Island Jazz Festival which began in 2004 is an independent festival organized by The Capricorn Connection started out as a two (2) day event with 12 groups from 6 countries has expanded into four (4) days and has featured over 100 groups from over 25 countries to date. Besides the outdoor main “Jazz By The Beach” stage featuring local and international performers, the festival, which is held annually on the first weekend of December on the island of Penang Malaysia has a number of other supporting musical activities such as workshops, forum, exhibitions, drum