N°16
Samedi, 19 juillet 2014 Saturday, 19 July 2014
Le quotidien du Montreux Jazz Festival The Montreux Jazz Festival daily newspaper
Morcheeba, Montreux Jazz Lab, 18.07
MONTREUX JAZZ
LOVE
TONIGHT
ED SHEERAN, MEC RELAX
F Il vient de loin l’anglais d’origine irlandaise qui trimballait ses premiers disques dans son sac à dos pour les vendre. Repéré par Elton John, Ed Sheeran se change en star dans son pays. Il remplit aujourd’hui les salles et tourne un peu partout. Son premier album, +, sort en 2011 et le mène aux Brit Awards où il remporte la catégorie «meilleur artiste solo». En 2013, sa folk tissée de contes urbains contemporains tourne aux États-Unis avec Taylor Swift et apparaît sur Red, le quatrième album de l’Américaine. Ed Sheeran
7 Best Of: Fink
est sur le point de sortir ce second opus et assurera avec brio la clôture du Lab.
ED SHEERAN, EASY GUY
E An English singer-songwriter of Irish extraction, Ed Sheeran has come a long way from selling his CDs out of a backpack. Discovered by Elton John, Sheeran has been launched into superstardom in his home country and has started touring the globe, playing sold-out gigs. His first album, +, was released in 2011 and earned him a Brit award for Best Solo Male Artist.
In 2013, he supported Taylor Swift on her US tour and made an appearance on her fourth album, Red. Ed Sheeran is about to release his second album. Catch him at the Lab, singing us out in style with his sleek urban folk.
8 Interview: Quincy Jones
Ed Sheeran, Montreux Jazz Lab, 20:30
10 Grand Angle: Thriller, 1982