For 2 weeks in the summer, the quiet Swiss town of Montreux comes alive with hundreds of thousands of visitors who plan to attend the Montreux Jazz Festival. With a fifty year history, the annual festival was first started in 1967 by Claude Nobs, an ambitious music lover who set the track for the now legendary gathering. Driven by his pure love for music and hospitality, the festival quickly gained widespread attention, drawing in big name acts. In the festival's early years, Claude allegedly co...
For 2 weeks in the summer, the quiet Swiss town of Montreux comes alive with hundreds of thousands of visitors who plan to attend the Montreux Jazz Festival. With a fifty year history, the annual festival was first started in 1967 by Claude Nobs, an ambitious music lover who set the track for the now legendary gathering. Driven by his pure love for music and hospitality, the festival quickly gained widespread attention, drawing in big name acts. In the festival's early years, Claude allegedly co...
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