Montreux Jazz Festival 2009
Lake Geneva region (GenevaLunch) – It’s a gorgeous summer day, the temperature is sitting around 27 degrees and I am dreaming of jumping in the bracing waters of Lake Geneva as I skirt the shoreline on the train from Geneva to Montreux.
I am headed to the Montreux Jazz Festival with great anticipation, but little expectation as I am largely unfamiliar with the music of the lineup this evening. This will be my first of three or four forays into the musical smorgasborg that is Montreux the first two weeks of July each year.
Road to Montreux
In addition to well known acts including George Benson, The Blind Boys of Alabama, the Earth Wind & Fire Experience, John Fogerty and Seal, I will be sampling the musical talent present at the festival, including free concerts staged in Montreux’s Parc de Vernex each afternoon.
If you haven’t been able to steal away this year to Montreux, or just want to see more of what’s on hand, check out GenevaLunch for updates through Friday July 17th.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 13 July 2009.
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July 14th, 2009 at 11:21 am
The first time at Montreux is indeed great and the music boats and trains are good too. However eight years on I’m beginning to notice a few issues that the festival has that could do could with addressing. See “Why Montreux Jazz is becoming a bit too cool for its own good” on my blog.
Other than that, enjoy it. Seal is tremendous as a performer, magnetic, electric and saw George Benson in concert many years ago at Wembley and he was superb too.