Montreux Jazz Festival Miami

On the shores of Lake Geneva the Montreux Jazz Festival takes place for two weeks every summer in Switzerland since 1967.

Past festivals have generated fantastic stars and legendary performances to nearly 250,000 people yearly.

Artists that have graced the stage include Etta James, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Lauryn Hill, Aretha Franklin, David Bowie, James Brown, Leonard Cohen, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Nina Simone and many more.

And now Montreux to Miami, the tradition and magic continues with  Daryl Hall, The Wailers, Jon Batiste, Daniella Mercury, Emily Estefan and many more for the inauguration Montreux Jazz Festival Miami.   The 1500 seat venue, The Hanger in Coconut Grove will host a 3 day event March 1st through the 3rd.

The Wailers are led by Aston Barrett Jr. who played his real life father Aston “Family Man” Barrett the famed bassist  in the number one movie in America “One Love”.