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Prince to top bill at Montreux Jazz Festival

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 08:34
Music fans can expect a host of big names at this year's edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, with three concerts by Prince as well as shows by Leonard Cohen, Sting and Joe Cocker, organisers announced Thursday. "Prince wanted to come, he even asked himself. We don't know what he's going to do, but by definition it will be great," said the festival's new director Mathieu Jaton. The July 4-21 event on the shores of Lake Geneva is the 47th edition of the festival, which has retained its jazz label despite expanding its repertoire over the years.

Prince to headline Montreux jazz with 3 pricey concerts

February 14, 2013 14:15
GENEVA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Prince returns to the Montreux Jazz Festival in July to give three concerts at the 47th edition, the first after the death of founder Claude Nobs, organisers said on Thursday. The American singer and musician is booked to give three shows on July 13, 14 and 15, the Swiss festival said in a statement.

UPDATE 1-Jazz world mourns Montreux founder "Funky Claude"

January 11, 2013 09:00
* Claude Nobs dies after several weeks in coma * Founded festival on shores of Lake Geneva in 1967 * Hosted Miles Davis, Ray Charles and Nina Simone (Adds details, changes dateline, adds byline) By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Claude Nobs, who founded the Montreux Jazz Festival nearly 50 years ago, has died after several weeks in a coma following a skiing accident, the festival said on Friday.

Montreux Jazz Festival founder dies after ski accident

January 11, 2013 03:30
* Claude Nobs dies after several weeks in coma * Festival was founded in 1967 ZURICH, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Claude Nobs, who founded the prestigious Montreux jazz festival, has died after several weeks in a coma following a skiing accident, according to the festival's website. Swiss-born Nobs, 76, launched the summer festival in 1967 while working at the Swiss resort's tourism office, attracting some of the world's greatest stars, including Miles Davis, Ray Charles and Prince, to perform there.
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