Claude Nobs, co-founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival, died yesterday after a ski accident in Switzerland. He was 76.
Crazy inspiring guy, crazy life. “Funky Claude” did so much for music….
R.I.P. Claude Nobs
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Montreux Jazz Festival 2011
The program of the Montreux Jazz Festival 2011 (July 1 – 16) was published yesterday, as usual quite a bunch of interesting concerts!
With my friend Manu, we have decided us for the July 13 night with two concerts:
- Quincy Jones presents: A Night of Global Gumbo with Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Emily Bear, Esperanza Spalding, Nikki Yanofsky
- Tribute to Miles Davis (Musical Director : Marcus Miller) with Marcus Miller, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Sean Jones, Sean Rickman
Both concerts are quite promising, in two very different styles. We could reserved two very good places, centrally positioned, not far away from the scene. Ticket-price is really going up, outch… Anyway, still very happy to be able to go there again this year ;-)
Montreux Jazz Festival Foundation 2011, © Artwork Francis Baudevin
Montreux 2010…
…was as usual a great time and breathing for Manu (old mate and Boomerang Owner & CEO) and myself. The Phil Collins concert was not soooo great. The band was cool (specially the bass player), Phil Collins very … uhm … not cool (was he sick?). I’m not a Motown specialist, but some choices for the covers were quite “odd/bizarre”, to be honest. Kind of The Love Boat series…
Nice view on the lake and mountains from our hotel
Direct view on the auditorium
Before the concert started
