81K views · 3.4K reactions | 1980’s Montreux Jazz Festival was one of Marvin's last major performances, making this rendition of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" a treasured moment for fans and music historians alike. #LiveMusic #MontreuxJazzFestival | Marvin Gaye | Facebook

6.8M views · 2.4K reactions | Stevie Ray Vaughan was born on this day in 1954. Here’s an excellent clip from his headlining gig at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1985--tell us your favorite performances of his! | Legacy Recordings | Facebook

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16th-17th April 1971 – this weekend in history with Deep Purple. Montreux Switzerland. Claude Nobs had announced the 1971 Montreux Jazz Festival line-up for the nine days from 9th to 20th June, with the first weekend, "devoted to blues and pop, featuring Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Deep Purple." Purple did not eventually play the 1971 Jazz Festival. But it is these 2 shows on the 16th &17th April 1971 that led Deep Purple to record Machine Head in Montreux. The band were looking fo

1.8K views · 30 reactions | Concert Ray Charles - Jazz Festival Montreux 1978 avec Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Hank Crawford & David Newman (sax), George Duvivier (cb), Kenny Burrell (guit), Mickey Roker (bat), Esther Phillips (vocal) | History of Music | Facebook