Press Kit 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 2 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Content 3 Editorial 4 Festival stages 5 Live Streaming 6 Programme 10 Scène du Lac 14 Petit Théâtre 16 Free programme 17 Grand Hall by MJAF 18 Did you know? 19 Facts & Figures 20 The 2021 poster 22 News Feed 23 The Festival Universe 24 About the Festival 24 Press office 27 Your speakers 28 Tickets & Practical Info 29 Access conditions and Covid measures 30 Partners IMPRESSUM Fondation du Festival de Jazz de Montreux © 2021 Communication Department Photos FFJM : Daniel Balmat, Marc Ducrest, Lionel Flusin, Emilien Itim, Anne-Laure Lechat, Anoush Abrar Edouard Curchoud for GM Press Photos d'artistes : Record Companies, Labels, DR Cover Fondation du Festival de Jazz de Montreux 2021 © Nicolas Zentner 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 3 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Editorial In March 2020, the whole world and the entertainment industry in particular was facing a situation beyond anyone’s worst nightmares and which no one could have imagined. We went through every emotion - shock, uncertainty, hope, disillusionment and of course the sadness of not being able to do our job and give festival-goers what they so badly want. But as in any major crisis, there is always a small glimmer of light that can bring unexpected strength and boost creativity. The soul of the MJF lies in reinventing its model over time while preserving the spirit so dear to our founder: music above all else, but also the warmth of the welcome and the art of sharing. So, with this creative energy, the entire MJF team spent months coming up with ideas, shaping new projects and accelerating a transformation process that was already in the pipeline. This passion, this self-sacrifice, which could even be described as tenacity, has always been guided by this simple but motivating leitmotiv that we cherish: nothing is impossible, you just have to believe. Mathieu Jaton, CEO Montreux Jazz Festival It is therefore with pride and emotion that we present to you, dear journalist friends, this 55th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival. The journey has been full of challenges and this will certainly continue to be the case until the last day of the Festival. However, delivering the show fills us with joy, not only because it has been created in such special circumstances, but above all because it reveals more than ever who we are and what the Festival has been, is and will continue to be. Mathieu Jaton CEO Montreux Jazz Festival CO PARTNERS SWISS MEDIA PARTNERS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PARTNERS 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 4 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Festival Stages GRAND HALL BY MJAF FREE The Grand Hall plays host to the performance of must-see musical discoveries, offered free of charge by the Montreux Jazz Artists Foundation (MJAF). On the program: jam sessions, Montreux Jazz Talent awards and workshops. PETIT THÉÂTRE On this stage, groove is king. Dedicated to jazz and soul music, the second ticketed stage for this year’s Festival, with a seated capacity of 200, will be located in the grand Salle des Fêtes at the Montreux Palace. LES JARDINS FREE SCÈNE DU LAC The Palace Gardens area will host a small stage dedicated to impromptu In a Festival first, a stage will be built entirely on the acoustic showcases & concerts, which lake! It hosts a current, eclectic line-up, mostly in audience members can enjoy standing the spirit of the Montreux Jazz Lab. A-list surprises or seated on deckchairs. should also join the party! The artists will play to a tiered terrace that can accommodate a seated audience of up to 500. 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 5 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Live Streaming In order to bring the Festival to a larger audience, several concerts on the Lake Stage will be streamed live on the Qello Concerts by Stingray platform. They will be accessible free of charge over the duration of the Festival. NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH STINGRAY World leader in live concert streaming, Qello Concerts will livestream future editions of the festival as part of an ongoing multi-year agreement. Qello Concerts by Stingray also offers its subscribers access to over 50 Montreux Jazz Festival concerts, including legendary performances by Ray Charles, Wu-Tang Clan, Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Deep Purple, Carlos Santana and many others. TOWARDS A HYBRID MODEL THE LIST OF CONCERTS The Festival is continuing its transition towards a hybrid model AVAILABLE ON LIVE combining live events and an annualised digital presence. Accelerated STREAMING WILL BE by last year’s Covid crisis, this strategy had already been initiated in 2019 ANNOUNCED AS THE with the creation of Montreux Media Ventures, a subsidiary of the Festival FESTIVAL APPROACHES. dedicated to the creation of digital content. 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 6 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Scène du Lac Paying Programme PLAYLIST SCÈNE DU LAC Vendredi • ANNIE TAYLOR 21:00 02 Friday • WOODKID Samedi 18:00 • WOODKID 03 Saturday 21:30 18:00 & 21:30 2 CONCERTS Dimanche • HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ 21:00 04 Sunday • DELGRES Lundi 18:00 • IBRAHIM MAALOUF 05 Monday 21:30 18:00 & 21:30 2 CONCERTS Mardi • OSCAR ANTON 21:00 06 Tuesday • YSEULT Piano voix Mercredi • OKLOU 21:00 07 Wednesday • SOFIANE PAMART MJF SPOTLIGHT NIGHT Jeudi • PRIYA RAGU 21:00 08 Thursday • NATHY PELUSO Vendredi 18:00 • BRANDÃO FABER HUNGER 09 Friday 21:30 18:00 & 21:30 2 CONCERTS IBIS MUSIC NIGHT Samedi • DOTAN 21:00 10 Saturday • SAM FISCHER Dimanche 18:00 • ZUCCHERO 11 Sunday 21:30 18:00 & 21:30 2 CONCERTS Lundi 21:00 • ZUCCHERO 12 Monday Mardi 21:00 • ZUCCHERO 13 Tuesday Mercredi • YET NO YOKAI 21:00 14 Wednesday • ALTIN GÜN Jeudi • ARMA JACKSON 21:00 15 Thursday • CAMÉLIA JORDANA Vendredi • LASS 21:00 16 Friday • FATOUMATA DIAWARA Samedi • S+C+A+R+R 21:30 17 Saturday • KID FRANCESCOLI 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 7 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Petit Théâtre Paying Programme PLAYLIST PETIT THÉÂTRE Vendredi • CHARLOTTE GRACE 20:30 02 Friday • RAUL MIDÓN Samedi • GAIDAA 20:30 03 Saturday • CHRISTIAN SANDS 100% Dimanche • YELLOWSTRAPS 20:30 04 Sunday • CRYSTAL MURRAY Lundi • VICTOR SOLF 20:30 05 Monday • JOSÉ JAMES Mardi • KALI TRIO 20:30 06 Tuesday • ROBERTO FONSECA Solo Mercredi • SARAH MCCOY 20:30 07 Wednesday • FORQ Jeudi • KETY FUSCO 20:30 08 Thursday • THE PARADOX (JEAN-PHI DARY & JEFF MILLS) Vendredi • SHA 20:30 09 Friday • BALLAKÉ SISSOKO & VINCENT SÉGAL Samedi • LOUIS MATUTE 20:30 10 Saturday • BENNY SINGS MONTREUX JAZZ ARTISTS FOUNDATION NIGHT Dimanche • IMELDA GABS 20:30 11 Sunday • ISFAR SARABSKI • AFRA KANE & VALENTINA KAUFMAN Lundi 20:30 JAZZ MEETS CLASSIC in collaboration with LANG LANG FOUNDATION Monday 12 • FRED HERSCH Mardi • ALINA AMURI 20:30 13 Tuesday • ROBBEN FORD & BILL EVANS Mercredi • NNAVY 20:30 14 Wednesday • ATHLETIC PROGRESSION Jeudi • LAKIKO 20:30 15 Thursday • PIERS FACCINI Vendredi • HELY 20:30 16 Friday • MACHA GHARIBIAN Samedi • BLAER 20:30 17 Saturday • JOWEE OMICIL 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 8 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Free Programme GRAND HALL BY MJAF WORKSHOPS TALENT AWARDS Vendredi 02 Friday Samedi 18:30 • MIMON 03 Saturday THE SECRET MAGIC OF SOUND IN FILM – Dimanche 16:00 A CONVERSATION WITH RAY PARKER JR. 18:30 Sunday • KLEIN 04 by CHRISTIAN JUNGEN in collaboration with ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL ATELIER ROCK by GERMAIN UMDENSTOCK Lundi 18:30 05 Monday in collaboration with CONSERVATOIRE MONTREUX VEVEY RIVIERA Mardi 06 Tuesday MUSIC & VIBRATIONS: BLIND TEST Mercredi 18:30 by JULIE SEMOROZ 07 Wednesday in collaboration with UNIGE, CISA & EPFL Jeudi 18:30 • MESKEREM MEES 08 Thursday Vendredi BALLAKÉ SISSOKO & VINCENT SEGAL 16:00 18:30 • LINDA VOGEL 09 Friday by ELISABETH STOUDMAN, JOURNALIST AT LE TEMPS Samedi 16:00 EASTERN JAZZ by ISFAR SARABSKI 18:30 • BEHARIE 10 Saturday MUSIC, MATHEMATICS Dimanche 18:30 AND THE GEOMETRY OF JAZZ 11 Sunday by PROF. MARTIN ROHRMEIER (EPFL) Lundi 18:30 ROBBEN FORD & BILL EVANS 12 Monday Mardi MONTREUX SONIC CHOREGRAPHY 18:30 13 Tuesday by CHRISTOPHE FELLAY (EDHEA) & ALAIN DUFAUX (EPFL) Mercredi GOING BACK TO THE ROOTS: 18:30 14 Wednesday MONTREUX IN ANALOG by NAGRA AUDIO Jeudi 16:00 EASTERN JAZZ by MACHA GHARIBIAN 18:30 • CANDE Y PAULO 15 Thursday Vendredi 18:30 • ÉMILE LONDONIEN 16 Friday Samedi 16:00 JOWEE OMICIL 18:30 • MAY THE MUSE 17 Saturday JAM SESSIONS WITH CLARENDELLE TOUS LES SOIRS DÈS LA FIN DES CONCERTS AU PETIT THÉÂTRE 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 9 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Free Programme LES JARDINS CONCERTS SHOWCASES (20MIN) DJ SETS Vendredi • DISCO FOR THE PEOPLE 19:00 • ANNIE TAYLOR 19:30 02 Friday SONNY CATANESE Samedi SUPER BOCK SESSIONS 19:30 20:30 • DJ REAS 03 Saturday • BLACK SEA DAHU Dimanche 19.30 • CAROLINE ALVES 20:30 • BEATRICE VENTURINI 04 Sunday Lundi 17:30 • YELLOWSTAPS 20:00 • SCHNAUTZI & BONY FLY 05 Monday 19:30 • HERMANOS GUTIÉRREZ Mardi 18:00 • NICOLAS STOCKER - KALI • LOLA PASTÈQUE 19:30 06 Tuesday 19:00 • LINDA VOGEL & JL CRESSIER 18:00 • JULES MARTINET Mercredi 19:30 Wednesday & KENNY NIGGLI • LOS PASHMINAS 07 19:00 • OSCAR ANTON Jeudi 18:00 • BEHARIE 19:30 • DJ MITCH 08 Thursday 19:00 • PRIYA RAGU Vendredi • GASPARD • DJ LORD FUNK 19:30 20:30 09 Friday SOMMER & IAN ASH Samedi SUPER BOCK SESSIONS 19:30 20:30 • SPACE K 10 Saturday • BARON.E Dimanche 17:30 • LOUIS MATUTE 20:00 • LE SKI CLUB 11 Sunday 19:30 • LAKIKO Lundi 18:00 • IMELDA GABS 19:30 • JOH ERBA 12 Monday 19:00 • NNAVY Mardi 18:00 • AFRA KANE • HENDRIK 19:30 13 Tuesday 19:00 • YET NO YOKAI VAN BOETZELAER Mercredi 18:00 • ALINA AMURI 19:30 • LA BROWNÊT 14 Wednesday 19:00 • CANDE Y PAULO Jeudi 18:00 • CRÉATION OMEZIS 19:30 • DJ DOSQ 15 Thursday 19:00 • LASS Vendredi 18:00 • BLAER • UMBE NALLE 19:30 16 Friday 19:00 • MAY THE MUSE & ALEX ZOLA SUPER BOCK SESSIONS Samedi 19:30 • THE GREEN 20:30 Saturday • JAY FASE 17 FLAMINGOS PROJECTIONS @ CINÉMA HOLLYWOOD / DÉBUT DES PROJECTIONS 18:00 SAMEDI 3 JUILLET DIMANCHE 4 JUILLET LUNDI 5 JUILLET MARDI 6 JUILLET CROCK OF GOLD WHO YOU GONNA CALL ? LETO A SENSE OF PLACE presented by presented by presented by presented by ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL ZURICH FILM FESTIVAL SARAH MCCOY 55TH MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL 10 2-17 JULY 2021 - MJF.CH Scène du Lac In a Festival first, a stage will be constructed entirely on the lake, 25 metres from the shore.