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Montreux Jazz Festival

Type

Music Festival

Dates

Mid-June to early July

Venue

Montreux, Switzerland

Genres

Jazz • Blues • Soul • Rock • Pop

Website

montreuxjazzfestival.com

Creators

F[]{.underline} []={.underline}[édération Internationale des Sociétés de Musique] • Claude Nobs

Attendance

250,000+ persons per year

Founding year

1893 (as society ball in Venice), 1913 (in Montreux), 1967 (as modern music festival)

Famous performers

Miles DavisElla FitzgeraldB.B. KingBob DylanPrinceQueenDeep Purple

Montreux Jazz Festival