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good year for the Montreux Jazz Festival
In Kürze: At the closing press conference, the festival recaps a successful edition, from both an artistic and commercial perspective. Much more importantly than the numbers, it is the exchange between the audi.
Vollständig: Exceptional concerts, record attendance, Montreux Jazz Café goes international:
At the closing press conference, the festival recaps a successful edition, from both an artistic and commercial perspective. Much more importantly than the numbers, it is the exchange between the audience and the artists which has marked people’s spirits during the Festival. The proposal to open a second permanent Montreux Jazz Café in Sydney demonstrates the ongoing growth of the Festival, which will conclude with the two one-off Prince concerts on Saturday July 18th.
Saturday July 11th, 3 am, Auditorium Stravinski: Wyclef Jean, standing on his DJ's mix table, partying with audience members who have invaded the stage. This event perfectly represents the mood of the Montreux Jazz Festival 2009. Artists who are happy to be here and to share their pleasure with an audience who savor every moment, across all stages of the Festival.
It is impossible to sum up the Festival in just a few lines - every concert during the fortnight was a success, from a ticket-sale point of view as well. The audience particularly enjoyed the evening tribute to Island Records and Chris Blackwell, the worldwide premiere of the Herbie Hancock-Lang Lang collaboration, as well as the "American Evening" with Steely Dan, Dave Matthews Band and Chickenfoot. Without forgetting, of course, the memorable finale jams, such as those of BB King, George Benson and George Duke, and Solomon Burke. Artists who are completely free and open, and who make the Montreux Jazz Festival stand out.
The free stages also confirmed their growing popularity. With their varied programming, Music in the Park, Studio41, the MDH Club and the Montreux Jazz Café have enabled many visitors who had come to enjoy the Festival to see high-quality artists for free. The projects under the umbrella of the Fondation Montreux Jazz 2 enjoyed remarkable success, from both a critical and popular standpoint.
A year after the successful launch of the first permanent Montreux Jazz Café in Geneva, a proposal has been made for a second Café at Sydney Airport. The presence of Derek Larsen, General Manager for Retail at Sydney Airport, and Noel Toolan, Marketing Chief Officer of SSP – The Food Travel Experts, shows the importance of this project for the largest city in Australia. This Antipodean "embassy" will allow the Festival to reinforce its reputation and promote the region.
This edition of the Festival could only be closed by a very exceptional concert. Prince honors the Festival by playing two one-off concerts in the same evening at the Stravinski Auditorium. A one-of-a-kind finale which will add another page the Festival’s storied history.
44th Montreux Jazz Festival will take place from 2nd to 17th July, 2010.
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