Montreux Jazz Festival

Poster designed by Keith Haring

Extreme expansion

The festival changed in the 1980s: It started growing dramatically and included an even wider variety of music styles. Jazz remained important, but more and more rock and pop artists were also invited, and Brazilian music remained important.

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20th anniversary poster (1986) designed by Andy Warhol and Keith Haring

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1986 - Andy Warhol - Keith Haring

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Miles Davis came to Montreux several times, Santana returned in 1980. Other notable artists at Montreux were Max Roach, James Brown, Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, John McLaughlin, Wayne Shorter, and Al Di Meola but also Elvis Costello, Jimmy Cliff, Mike Oldfield, Marvin Gaye, Leonard Cohen, Nina Hagen, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Joe Cocker, Los Lobos, The Manhattan Transfer, Tracy Chapman, and Van Morrison again.

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Miles Davis - Santana - 1980 - Max Roach - James Brown - Wynton Marsalis - Art Blakey - John McLaughlin - Wayne Shorter - Al Di Meola - Elvis Costello - Jimmy Cliff - Mike Oldfield - Marvin Gaye - Leonard Cohen - Nina Hagen - Eric Clapton - Phil Collins - Joe Cocker - Los Lobos - The Manhattan Transfer - Tracy Chapman - Van Morrison

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The expansion that began in the 1980s continued in the 1990s and the 2000s — Montreux definitely transformed from a jazz festival into a world music festival. Quincy Jones coproduced the festival from 1991 to 1993. By 1993, the festival had outgrown the Casino and moved to the larger Convention Centre. The number of visitors rose from 75,000 in 1980 to 120,000 in 1994, and an "Off-festival" developed on the lakeshore promenades and in the cafés of Montreux.

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1980s - 1990s - 2000s - Quincy Jones - 1991 - 1993 - 1980 - 1994

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Many "regulars" returned, but many new artists also appeared on stage: Sting, Bob Dylan, Fats Domino, Deep Purple, Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Johnny Cash, Cheb Mami, Youssou N'Dour, Marianne Faithfull, Ice T, Jazzmatazz, ZZ Top, Simply Red, Eric Clapton, Marisa Monte, George Benson, Jazzkantine, Alanis Morissette, David Bowie, Paul Simon... In 1999, the festival saw more than 220,000 visitors.

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Sting - Bob Dylan - Fats Domino - Deep Purple - Al Jarreau - Chaka Khan - Johnny Cash - Cheb Mami - Youssou N'Dour - Marianne Faithfull - Ice T - Jazzmatazz - ZZ Top - Simply Red - Eric Clapton - Marisa Monte - George Benson - Jazzkantine - Alanis Morissette - David Bowie - Paul Simon - 1999

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