CASINO STAGE

The Casino’s programme blurs the lines between jazz, afrobeats, pop and rap. Steeped in musical history, this intimate setting has also proved the ideal stage for established artists to present special, unique projects. Dionne Warwick will finally join the pantheon of great divas who have played at Montreux Jazz Festival. A veritable icon since the sixties, she is the second most charted singer on the Billboard Hot 100 in the twentieth century, behind Aretha Franklin. After revolutionising the world of hip-hop with Outkast, André 3000 will be touring as an instrumentalist for the first time. Oscillating between jazz improvisations and meditative atmospheres, he will perform his captivating flute album New Blue Sun, with Chicago rapper and poet Noname also featuring on the same evening. Since her concert at Montreux last summer, Laufey has set a record for the best-selling jazz album on Spotify and won her first Grammy Award. She will be performing on the same night as d4vd, popular on TikTok for his melancholy ballads. The two artists collaborated on the track “This is How it Feels” and may well perform it together on stage for the first time. Montreux also welcomes Swedish superstar Loreen, the only woman to have won Eurovision twice.

Whether it’s jazz, soul or R&B, one word runs through the Casino’s programme: groove. Drummer Yussef Dayes, the spearhead of the UK jazz scene, will be sharing the bill with the new queen of British R&B, Mahalia, while the irresistible Afro-jazz collective Kokoroko will be performing on the same night as Jamaican-American multi-instrumentalist Masego. After shaking up the festival twice with her band Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard will be presenting her critically acclaimed brand of soul-rock. Montreux Jazz Festival has a longstanding history of hosting the brightest talents before they explode into global icons, with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, Dua Lipa and Sam Smith all taking to this stage at the beginning of their careers. This year, it will host several bright and brilliant musicians in Victor Ray, Thee Sacred Souls, Jalen Ngonda, Henry Moodie and Lauren Spencer Smith. The Casino also plays host to artists in the world of Afrobeats, hip-hop and R’n'B. The first Nigerian female artist to win a Grammy Award, Tems has already enjoyed a string of prestigious collaborations with the likes of Beyoncé and Drake. Best known for her hit ‘Water’, Tyla has found her own style by fusing R’n'B with Amapiano. On 21 November 1970, hippies from all over Europe gathered for Pink Floyd’s concert at the Casino. More than 50 years later, Nick Mason’s comeback echoes that moment with a performance of the same material. With his Saucerful of Secrets project, the Floyd drummer and co-founder will focus on the band’s founding years, from 1967 to 1972, including the Syd Barrett period and cult hits such as ‘Atom Heart Mother’ and ‘Echoes’.

FREE STAGES

This summer, festivalgoers will be thrilled by a route stretching along the quays, with eleven free stages to discover. The Lake House returns with its the Memphis jazz club and its jam sessions, the cinema screening room and the Bibliotheque - which brings together collections of vinyl and books, with talks presented each day by a guest. The free programme will be announced in full on 5 June 2024.

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LAKE STAGE CASINO STAGE

5 July Trombone Shorty Jon Batiste Henry Moodie Lauren Spencer Smith

6 July James Arthur Zucchero Mayra Andrade Thibault Cauvin & -M-

7 July Editors The Smashing Pumpkins Black Sea Dahu with string quartet Amour Sur Mars Asaf Avidan (solo)

8 July Alice Cooper Deep Purple Mahalia The Yussef Dayes Experience

9 July PJ Harvey The National The War And Treaty Dionne Warwick

10 July Jessie Ware Paolo Nutini Yamê Tyla

11 July Róisín Murphy Kraftwerk Kokoroko Masego

12 July Barry Can’t Swim Justice Victor Ray Paloma Faith

13 July Diana Krall Jamie Cullum L’Éclair Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets

14 July Marc Rebillet Vulfpeck Jalen Ngonda Brittany Howard

15 July Air Massive Attack Noname André 3000

16 July Larkin Poe Lenny Kravitz To Be Announced Tems

17 July Rag’n'Bone Sting TIF Disiz

18 July RAYE Janelle Monáe SANTA Loreen

19 July Michael Kiwanuka Jungle d4vd Laufey

20 July Soft Cell Duran Duran Thee Sacred Souls Selah Sue

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ABOUT MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL

Montreux Jazz Festival is a renowned music festival founded by Claude Nobs and held annually in Montreux, Switzerland across two weeks in July. Now in its 58th year, the festival draws 250,000 music lovers from all across the world to the Lake Geneva shoreline. Montreux Jazz Festival celebrates the industry’s emerging and contemporary acts, whilst paying homage to music’s legendary acts. Originally a pure jazz festival since inception in 1967, Montreux began showcasing other styles of music throughout the decades and today presents artists from across every genre imaginable. Artists that have graced the stage of Montreux include Etta James, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Ms. Lauren Hill, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, James Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Leonard Cohen, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Nina Simone and many more.

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