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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 ◉ 7:00 PM
THEY ALL CAME OUT TO MONTREUX United Kingdom ◉ 2024 ◉ 93 mins ◉ Oliver Murray Beginning in 1967, everyone who was anyone in the jazz, blues, and rock world made their way to a sleepy town on Lake Geneva to perform at a new music festival. Almost immediately, the Montreux Jazz Festival began to present an astonishing lineup: from Nina Simone to Quincy Jones, Etta James to David Bowie, the Rolling Stones to Carole King. Its founder, Claude Nobs, had virtually no knowledge of the music industry, but possessed an encyclopedic knowledge of music, and set out to make the festival a creative hub. Additionally, Claude filmed the festival's proceedings each year, leaving behind an archive of extraordinary depth. Director Oliver Murray weaves this newly digitized footage together with interviews and Nobs’ own home movies to create a loving, lasting testament to a festival that defined its time and was simultaneously years ahead of it. Starting at 5:00pm, Passholders and ticket buyers are invited to join us for an Opening Night reception at Solo Bar. Opening Night pre-show hosted by KNKX.
OPENING NIGHT