Montreux Jazz Festival Brings "The Summer of Music" to YouTube

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Parent Category: Other Festivals

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Published on Thursday, 02 July 2020 15:50

Written by Brad Balfour

 

Running since 1967, the Montreux Jazz Festival has been a venue for jazz legends. Now audiences can enjoy the show without traveling to Switzerland. The Montreux Jazz Festival is going virtual July 3 to July 18, streamed exclusively on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/montreuxjazzvideos) as part of the festival’s Summer of Music, which will showcase iconic Montreux Jazz Festival performances from the past.

The Summer of Music line up features:

• John Lee Hooker (1983) — world premiere — Friday July 3
• Charles Bradley (2016) — world premiere — Saturday July 4
• Dimeh, Slimka, Makala et Varnish la Piscine (2016) — Sunday July 5
• Suzanne Vega (2004) — Monday July 6
• Rory Gallagher (1979) — Tuesday July 7
• Charles Mingus (1975) — Wednesday July 8
• Carlos Santana Plays the Blues (2004) — Thursday July 9
• Bang Bang Romeo (2019) — world premiere — Friday July 10
• Angelique Kidjo and Friends (2016) — world premiere— Saturday July 11
• Nina Simone (1976) — Sunday July 12
• Deep Purple Live with Orchestra (2011) — Monday July 13
• Etta James (1993) — Tuesday July 14
• BB King (1993) — Wednesday July 15
• Kenny Wayne Shepherd (2019) — world premiere — Thursday July 16
• Tom Misch (2019) — world premiere — Friday July 17
• Marvin Gaye (1980) — Saturday July 18

The festival has been renowned in jazz circles for decades, with Quincy Jones proclaiming “You can’t describe it, words don’t do it justice. You just have to come and experience it.” and now you can experience it from the comfort of your home.

To learn more, go to: https://www.montreuxjazzfestival.com/en/ or https://www.youtube.com/montreuxjazzvideos

Montreux Jazz Festival
July 3 - July 18, 2020