Montreux News

It's him drum soloing with Jimmy Page overdubbing electronics -- the first time I heard my Dad playing it I flipped, holla Dad.

Time is running out to pick up free tickets to tonight's performance at Aquarena Center by the US Army Jazz Ambassadors.

The Man in Black in a superb performance of some of his greatest hits at the annual Montreux Jazz Festival Programme 1) Introduction by Claude Nobs 2) Folsom Prison Blues 3) Get Rhythm 4) Sunday Morning Coming Down 5) Ring of Fire 6) I Walk the Line 7) Guess Things Happen That Way 8) Ghost Riders in the Sky 9) Delia 10) Tennessee Stud 11) Bird on a ...

Musical virtuosity flows naturally with thinking outside the box for Fiddlers 4, the all-star American string quartet featuring veterans Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky and Michael Doucet on violins, with rising star Rushad Eggleston on cello.

FILE - In this July 8, 2006 file photo, Cuban singer Omara Portuondo performs at the 40th Montreux... FILE - In this July 8, 2006 file photo, Cuban singer Omara Portuondo performs at the 40th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland.

The Jazz Ambassadors presets a diverse program of big band swing, Latin music, contemporary jazz, popular tunes, standards, Dixieland, and patriotic selections.

Mike Marshall, far right, and Darol Anger, center, perform with the Swiss trio Vasen, pictured, tonight at the Wheeler Opera House.

"Brass, Bows, and Beats: A Hip-Hop Symphony" is one of the most exciting new works of American music in years--a seamless fusion of jazz, funk, hip-hop, electronica, and digital turntable that deserves to be heard worldwide , from the Main Stage in Monterey to the Auditorium Stravinsky in Montreux.

Few bands are more ingrained in Celtic music tradition than The Chieftains. You hear 'em at folk fests and St.

Grammy - winning singer Chaka Khan leads the list of entertainers at the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend.

Grammy - winning singer Chaka Khan leads the list of entertainers at the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend.

Jazz supergroup Return To Forever - Returns! One of the best jazz supergroups to develop out of the latter part of the 20th century only released a couple of albums during their recording sessions.

The exhaustive 20CD box set, The Complete Miles Davis at Montreux 1973-1991 , finally set the record straight about the late trumpeter's often misunderstood and overly criticized final decade.

In 2003, Jamiroquai brought their signature blend of danceable pop back to the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.

Fans of blues-rock guitar should get ready to rob their piggy banks, hock the family dog, or sell their odds-and-ends on eBay, 'cause you're going to want to have enough cash to pony up for guitarist Gary Moore's Essential Montreux box set when released next Tuesday, July 28, 2009 by Eagle Rock Entertainment.

Summer festivals are in full swing across Europe, with many events proving to be as popular as ever despite fears that the economic crisis would keep people away.

Sunday, September 13th at 7:00 p.m. Palais Royale at the Morric Performing Arts Center South Bend, Indiana 105 West Colfax Street Tickets are $25.00 Montreux Jazz/Cole Porter Competition Winner, Dan Tepfer, an acclaimed French/American classical/jazz pianist, who was recently praised for his 'brilliant career" in the New York Times, has been ...

SOURCE: Billboard Magazine Prince fans from across Europe converged on Montreux for two shows by the American musician whose rare appearance on the continent stretched well into Sunday morning.

The Montreux Jazz Festival wraps up tomorrow with two shows by Prince at Stravinsky Auditorium and Simian Mobile Disco at Miles Davis Hall.

Prince fans from across Europe converged on Montreux for two shows by the American musician whose rare appearance on the continent stretched well into Sunday morning.