Photo Credit: Emilien Itim
The Scene
Montreux Jazz Festival is held annually in early July on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Second only to the Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival is one of the largest jazz gatherings in the world. Founded in 1967 and rooted in jazz, the festival today features artists from all musical styles.
2016 Artist Lineup
Beirut
Charles Bradley
Flume
Grimes
Kurt Vile & The Violators
M83
Mac DeMarco
Muse
PJ Harvey
- A BU
- A$AP Ferg
- Air
- Al Jarreau Duo
- Alfredo Rodriquez
- Alina Engibaryan
- Allah- Las
- Angelique Kidjo and Friends
- Anohni: Hopelessness
- Antonio Farao
- Apollonia
- Aruan ORtiz Trio
- Asgeir
- Aurora
- Avishai Cohen
- Basia Bulat
- Beirut
- Bill Evans
- Bireli Lagrene
- Black Coffee
- Brazilian Dream
- Buddy Guy
- Cecile McLorin Salvant
- Charles Bradley
- Charles Lloyed New Quartet
- Chico Freeman Plus Tet
- Christian Scott
- Curtis Stigers
- Darryl JOnes
- Daughter
- Deep Purple
- Dennis Chambers
- DJ Shadow
- Ernest Ranglin and Friends
- Feu! Chatterton
- FKJ
- Floating Points
- Flume
- Four Tet
- Francois Lindemann
- French Quarter
- Future
- Gary Willis
- Georgio
- Glen Hansard
- Gogo Penguin
- Gramatik
- Gregoire Maret & The Inner Voice Ensemble
- Grimes
- Halos
- Harold Lopez-Nussa Trio
- Jack Broadbent
- Jacob Collier
- Jamie Cullum
- Jamie Jones
- Jean Michel Jarre
- Jeanne Added
- Jiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius
- John Mclaughlin & The 4th Dimension
- Jose Gonzales
- Kenny Barron & Dave Holland
- Keren Ann
- Kiasmos
- Kurt Vile & The Violators
- Lana Del Rey
- LAOLU
- Laurent Garnier
- Lenny White
- Lisa Simone
- Lou Doillon
- M83
- Mac Demarco
- Manu Katche
- Marcus Miller
- Matt Corby
- Max Cooper
- Max Jury
- Meshuggah
- MHD
- Mike Stern
- Moderat
- Mogwai
- Montreux Jazz Academy Project
- Monty Alexander
- Mura Masa
- Muse
- Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
- Neil Young
- NEKFEU
- Other Lives
- Patti Smith and her Band
- Pedro Martins
- Petit Biscuit
- PJ Harvey
- PNL
- Quincy Jones
- Rag’N’Bone Man
- Randy Weston
- Richard Bona & Mandekan Cubano
- Robben Ford
- RY X
- Santana
- Scofield Mehldau Guilana
- Selwyn Birchwood
- Shemekia Copeland
- Sigur Ros
- Simply Red
- Slayer
- Steps Ahead
- Vald
- Van Morrison
- Vintage Trouble
- Volcan
- Woodkid and Friends
- Zappa Plays Zappa
- ZZ Top