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 organized the festival since Nobs’ death in 2013. These wonderful photos were taken by Gérald Bosshard that show portraits of music artists during the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1986.
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| Al Jarreau (singer), Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 |
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| Al Jarreau (singer), Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 |
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| Angélique Kidjo (singer), Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 |
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| Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon player), Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 |
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| Astor Piazzolla (bandoneon player), Montreux Jazz Festival, 1986 |
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