Santana Mc Laughling Live at Montreux

John's history with the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival spans 52 years as a headlining artist and sometime guest performer. In 2022 he brought a masterclass in fusion to Stravinski Hall with his longtime band The 4th Dimension and award-winning special guest Jany McPherson sitting in on piano and vocals. Recorded on state-of-the-art mobile multi-track equipment, filmed in HD video, and mixed and mastered by George Murphy at London's Eastcote Studios, 'Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2022' is an immersive deep dive into the magic, improvisation, and virtuosity of the man Jeff Beck once called 'the greatest living guitarist' with a peerless band behind him.

This is a well-produced video, from the 2004 Montreux Jazz Festival, that captures Suzanne Vega doing a surprisingly large cross-section of her repertory…

Comprised of NICE's keyboard player Keith Emerson , KING CRIMSON's bassist Greg Lake , and the ATOMIC ROOSTER's drummer Carl Palmer , 1970s supergroup EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER crafted expansive, near-orchestral prog-rock influenced by jazz and classical music. Disbanding in 1979 and embarking on various solo careers, the trio reunited in the 1990s to produce a new album, "Black Moon", for which they toured extensively in 1997. This concert captures EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER at the Montreux Jazz Festival that same year, performing a career-spanning selection of songs that includes "Karn Evil 9," "Hoedown," "Lucky Man," "Tarkus," "Fanfare for the Common Man," and many more.

Across six pieces, Anna von Hausswolff performs sensational renditions of fan-favourites from the two beloved albums; The Miraculous and Dead Magic, with the backing of a full band including additional vocals from her sister / cinematographer Maria von Hausswolff. Recorded at Montreux Jazz Festival in 2018, in Auditorium Stravinsky.

The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival…

Gary Moore remains one of my all-time favorite lead guitarists. When I first heard his work in the mid-1980s, his style was completely unlike all the other shredders that were dominating metal and hard rock at the time. With Moore it was never a matter of cramming in as many notes and flashy tricks into his solos. He injected them with simple Irish soul. Along with such expressiveness, though, was a commanding presence while he did so. He played with force and clarity, those full Les Paul notes resonating. Add the fact that he wrote and recorded so much great material over the years with Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, Colosseum II, and most significantly as a solo artist, first in rock and then the blues, and you’ve got a singer/songwriter/gu​itarist who truly deserves the “legend” tag.

To say Etta James was one of the most prolific jazz, soul and blues singers on the planet is a fact, to say her voice will never be matched by another is a fact, to say Etta James:Live At Montreux is the best compilation and showcase of her work is also a fact. It's a great album and has been on repeat in my car for weeks, even the omission of some of my faves couldn't put a damper on the sheer joy this album produces.