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They All Came Out To Montreux

Synopsis

June 1967, Lake Geneva Switzerland. A ball of energy named Claude Knobs embarks on one of the most exciting musical adventures of our time, one that shaped the history of live music forever. Over 50 years later the story of the Montreux Jazz Festival and its visionary creator is told in this ground breaking documentary by those who experienced it. Using unseen archive material and brand new interviews the film takes the viewer back in time to hear the trumpet of Miles Davis, the piano of Nina Simone and the guitar of BB King echo through 5 decades of candid recollections by dozens of the festival’s star performers and industry insiders. Never before has a documentary of this magnitude been made on the history of the Montreux Jazz Festival, offering a breath- taking panorama of half a century of music history and performances from some of the 20th century’s most important and greatest musical icons.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of film
Features
Running time
92 min
Format
Digital
Director
Oliver Murray
Producer
Bill Lord, Stuart Souter, Nick Bonard
Executive Producer
Quincy Jones
Editor
Janka Troeber, Tim Thompsett
Screenwriter
Oliver Murray
Director of Photography
Richard Dunton
Music
Paul Englishby
Principal cast
With contributions from: Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Muddy Waters, Santana, Nina Simone, Etta James, Carol King, Van Morrison, Miles Davis, David Bowie, Prince

Genre

Music Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Orofena Films

48 Albert Street
Tring
HP23 6AU

Sales Company

Mercury Studios

2120 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monica
CA 90404

Mercury Studios

4 Pancras Square
London
N1C 4PW

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