NINA SIMONE – Stars / Feelings | Live @ Montreux Festival (1976)

Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. The sixth of eight children born into a poor family in North Carolina, Simone initially aspired to be a concert pianist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf_5l1yTKNY Watch Nina Simone perform a medley… Continue lendo NINA SIMONE – Stars / Feelings | Live @ Montreux Festival (1976)

MARCUS MILLER – Live @ Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 | Day 15 | Auditorium Stravinski

The Montreux Jazz Festival takes place for two weeks every summer in Switzerland, drawing 250,000 music lovers to the shores of Lake Geneva. Since 1967, the Festival has celebrated all genres of music and generated countless legendary performances. Artists who have graced the stage of Montreux include Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, Prince, Bob Dylan, Lauryn… Continue lendo MARCUS MILLER – Live @ Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 | Day 15 | Auditorium Stravinski

HERMETO PASCOAL & ELIS REGINA – Asa Branca | 13th Montreux Jazz Festival (1979)

At the end of the 20th of July 1979, after her two performances, Elis Regina stepped back onto the stage of the 13th Montreux Jazz Festival for a surprise performance alongside Hermeto Pascoal . The result left the demanding public of Montreux in ecstasy, which became one of the most memorable moments in Elis's career… Continue lendo HERMETO PASCOAL & ELIS REGINA – Asa Branca | 13th Montreux Jazz Festival (1979)

TALKING HEADS – Live @ Montreux Festival (1982)

Full footage of Talking Heads performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, July 9th 1982. Originally broadcasted on Swiss TV and radio, but this footage is from an archive of the master tapes (except the last song) Important notes: Psycho Killer has some pretty weird mixing issues, but it sorts itself out after a… Continue lendo TALKING HEADS – Live @ Montreux Festival (1982)

ELIS REGINA – Live @ Montreux Festival (1979)

No dia 20 de julho de 1979, com uma flor roxa no cabelo, saia vermelha e blusa roxa cintilante, Elis Regina subia ao palco do 13th Festival de Jazz de Montreux. No mesmo dia, à tarde, Elis havia feito uma matiné, já que os ingressos para o show da noite estavam há meses esgotados. Nessa… Continue lendo ELIS REGINA – Live @ Montreux Festival (1979)

HERMETO PASCOAL – Remelexo (live @ Montreux Jazz Festival 1979)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIi5YKVl0io THE BAND: Soprano Saxophone, Piano, Clavinet, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Vocals – Hermeto PascoalBass – Itiberê ZwargClarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Flute, Tenor Saxophone – CacauDrums, Clavinet, Percussion – NenêFlute, Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Nivaldo OrnelasPercussion – Pernambuco, ZabelêPiano – Jovino Dos Santos Neto