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Montreux

British  
/ mɔ̃trø /

noun

  1. a town and resort in W Switzerland, in Vaud canton on Lake Geneva; annual television festival. Pop: 22 454 (2000)

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In a city packed with excellent jazz musicians, and a century of history with the genre, why is there no local equivalent of the massive festivals that cities like Montreal, New Orleans or Montreux, Switzerland, have built?

From Los Angeles Times

Anthony Cina, a 17-year-old high-school student from near Montreux, Switzerland, was waiting in line outside the bar with about 10 other people at around 1:25 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal

After releasing a series of standalone singles, he embarked on a 2025 summer tour playing European jazz festivals at Montreux and North Sea, and a North American tour bigger than his first.

From Los Angeles Times

Montreux was slightly less so and felt like a “one-man show,” while Lollapalooza and Outside Lands were stimulating.

From Los Angeles Times

They stayed with him through an eventful year that included a concert in Montreux, Switzerland, that ended with the venue engulfed in fire; Deep Purple memorialized the event in “Smoke on the Water.”

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