<
 
 
 
 
×
>
You are viewing an archived web page, collected at the request of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) using Archive-It. This page was captured on 16:10:45 Dec 22, 2015, and is part of the UNESCO collection. The information on this web page may be out of date. See All versions of this archived page.
Loading media information hide

The Montreux Jazz Festival: Claude Nob's Legacy

Documentary heritage submitted by Switzerland and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2013.

© 2008 Daniel Balmat
Montreux Jazz Festival Foundation. Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Claude Nobs.

This collection contains  more than 5,000 hours of concerts recorded both in audio and video by many of the greatest names in jazz, blues and rock since the creation of the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967, by the visionary Claude Nobs. It includes some extremely rare improvised jam sessions and unique footage of performers like Marvin Gaye who recorded their first and only performance for television in Montreux. Miles Davis played his last performance, conducted by Quincy Jones in 1991.

Back to top