Claude Nobs

Filmed in high definition 3D, this set brings together the Experience Montreux film plus concert performances from the Montreux Jazz Festival by Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones and the Global Gumbo All-Stars. Experience Montreux, filmed at the 44th Festival in 2010, contains full live tracks by a range of artists that reflects the breadth and eclecticism of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The performances are interspersed with interviews with festival founder Claude Nobs and many of the artists involved and are accompanied by stunning footage of the festival setting, the town of Montreux, Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps. Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock have both been frequent visitors to Montreux over the years and it s fitting that their performances form a part of this 3D celebration of the magic of the Montreux Jazz Festival.

Van Morrison showcases tracks from albums including Keep It Simple, Magic Time and Vanlose Stairway, backed by a full band and joined by guests including guitarist Mick Green and organ maestro Georgie Fame.

Pocas bandas están tan estrechamente asociadas con Montreux como Deep Purple. Por tanto, no había otra opción a la hora de elegir un artista para la noche de clausura del 40º "Festival de Jazz de Montreux" en 2006. En respuesta a esta invitación, Deep Purple fue responsable de uno de sus mejores conciertos, que incluyó una fantástica versión de " Fumar en el agua ". El concierto fue grabado el 15 de julio de 2006. Cuando el concierto fue lanzado en DVD y Blu-ray, también incluyó un concierto de una hora en "Hard Rock Cafe" en Londres grabado el mismo año.

Norman Granz is one of the most important non-musucians in the history of jazz and no one has made a greater contribution to the staging, recording and filming of jazz concerts. This series of performances from the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival now makes a part of this legacy available on DVD for the first time. Oscar Peterson is quite simply one of the greatest jazz piano players of all time. This rare and stunning solo concert from 1975 gives a chance to see Peterson up close in an intimate setting and appreciate just how good he really is. The show includes swinging performances of Indiana, At Long Last Love, Mirage and a medley led by The Ellington classic Take the A Train.

This concert film captures a performance by Joe Cocker at the 1987 Montreux Jazz Festival. The set list includes 13 songs including such favorites as "Feeling Alright," "You Can Leave Your Hat On," "You Are So Beautiful," "With a Little Help From My Friends," and the hit song from An Officer and a Gentleman "Up Where We Belong."

This concert film captures a performance by Joe Cocker at the 1987 Montreux Jazz Festival. The set list includes 13 songs including such favorites as "Feeling Alright," "You Can Leave Your Hat On," "You Are So Beautiful," "With a Little Help From My Friends," and the hit song from An Officer and a Gentleman "Up Where We Belong."

Johnny Cash was making a stunning career comeback following the release of his album "American Recordings" when he arrived in Switzerland for a special festival appearance, which was recorded for this home-video release.

Keith Emerson, Greg Lake and Carl Palmer first joined forces in 1970 and went on to become a global success story. After a break in the eighties, they reunited in the early nineties and took to the road once more. In 1997 they made their debut at the Montreux Jazz Festival with a performance that included all their trademark virtuosity and showmanship. The show includes classic tracks from across their career including Karnevil 9, Hoedown, Take A Pebble, Lucky Man, Tiger in the Spotlight, Tarkus and Fanfare for the Common Man. Recorded live on July 7, 1997 at the Audtitorium Stravinski, Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland). Programme copyright 2010.

"Soul Brother No.1", "The Godfather Of Soul", "Mr Dynamite" are all titles that have been applied to James Brown over the years. A hugely influential figure in black American music, he was a driving force in the development of soul music in the early sixties and funk in the early seventies. He has had more R&B hits in the US than any other artist, and has charted singles in countries around the world. One of the defining elements of James Brown’s career has always been his electrifying live show and his performances at Montreux give ample evidence of this. This DVD focuses on his choice as the best of them all from 1981. It’s a string of hits from start to finish delivered with all the flamboyant style and showmanship for which he is rightly famous.

Despite the enormous success of his 1973 debut album TUBULAR BELLS, Mike Oldfield's first concert tour wasn't until 1979. His second, the European Adventure Tour in 1981, stopped in Switzerland for the Montreux Jazz Festival. The show sold out, the crowd was alive, and the atmosphere was electric!

Despite the enormous success of his 1973 debut album TUBULAR BELLS, Mike Oldfield's first concert tour wasn't until 1979. His second, the European Adventure Tour in 1981, stopped in Switzerland for the Montreux Jazz Festival. The show sold out, the crowd was alive, and the atmosphere was electric!

Nina Simone was one of the greatest female vocalists of the 20th Century. She was equally at home singing jazz, blues, soul, gospel or pure pop. Nina made four appearances at the Montreux Festival between 1968 and 1990.