Montreux Jazz Festival
| Montreux Jazz Festival | |
|---|---|
Official logo by Jean Tinguely (poster 1982) reinterpreted by Giovanni Riva for the 50th anniversary of the festival in 2016 | |
| Genre | Jazz, rock, pop |
| Dates | First fortnight of July |
| Location(s) | Montreux Convention Centre Grand-Rue 95 1820 Montreux Switzerland |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Website | montreuxjazzfestival |
The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival.
Initiator and head organizer Claude Nobs brought an array of artists to Montreux. Mathieu Jaton has organised the festival since Nobs' death in 2013.