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
Skopje Jazz Festival McLaughlin, Pat Metheny, Youssou N'Dour, Tito Puente, Gregory Porter, Toni Kitanovski, Sierra Maestra, Goce Stevkovski, McCoy Tyner, and Joe Zawinul. The festival is part of the European jazz network and the European Forum of World Music festivals. Skopje Jazz Festival The Skopje Jazz Festival is a jazz festival held in Skopje, Macedonia, since 1982. Although the festival promotes a genre which seems distant from its own culture and traditions, it attracts large audiences and receives attention in the Balkans and the rest of Europe. Musicians who have performed at the festival include Marshall Allen, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Anthony Braxton,