SWITZERLAND

Menuhin Festival Gstaad. [July-September] Promenade, Postfach 65, 3780 Gstaad, Switzerland. Tel: +41 33 7488338. Fax: +41 33 7488339.
The Gstaad Menuhin Festival always takes place during the summer months in one of the most beautiful regions of the Alps. Attractive walks during the daytime, a classical concert given by top-class musicians in the evening, 17 concerts in the charming churches of the Saanenland with their unequalled acoustics, as well as 6 concerts in the impressive festival tent transform your visit into an unforgettable experience.

Boogie-Woogie Piano Festival. Silvan Zingg. Manno, Switzerland.
Silvan Zingg's (swiss piano player) international Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano Festival. Six international piano masters from six different countries will perform two nights on two concert grands.

International Jazzfestival Bern. [May] Zurbrügg Hans. Engestrasse 54A Bern, Switzerland 3012. Tel: +41 31 309 61 71 Fax: +41 31 309 61 51
Every first week of May we organize 7 nights of great Jazz & Blues Classics.

New Orleans Jazz Festival of Ascona. [June-July] P.O. BOX 703. Ascona,
Ticino, Lake Maggiore, 6612 Switzerland. Tel: 0041 91 791 00 90. European festival dedicated to hot jazz in one of the most attractive places in Switzerland: Ascona! Ten days of great music, with the best artists of the international scene. More than 260 musicians, more than 240 concerts. An enlarged program with an offering that goes from swing to blues, rhythm & blues, gospel, and mainstream. Music from the morning till late at night. Concerts in restaurants and bars, as well as in the open air. Fantastic jam sessions that last till dawn. A series of great special events, like the show "Tribute to Louis Armstrong!" New Orleans Jazz Ascona: a mixture of art and entertainment. A popular festival for 100’000 people. A "must" for musicians, people in the music business, and thousands of jazz lovers from all over Europe. A success and a steeply rising reputation.

Lugano Jazz Festival. [July] Via Cantonale. Vernate, Ticino, 6992 Switzerland. Tel: 41 91 604 66 42 Fax: 41 91 604 66 55 [contact: Andreas Wyden.
5 DAYS in the first 2 weeks of July, Since 1979. Many big names beeen featured overthe years. Open Air, main square of the Town. All Free Concerts]

Montreux Jazz Festival. [July] Major international festival

Uncool Festival Of International Contemporary Music. [May] Via dal Poz 69 Poschiavo, Grisons, CH-7742. Tel: +41 81 8440050 Fax: +41 81 8440050

Music Of The World. [June] Basel. [contact: Thomas Kayser, Augustinergasse 4 Postfach, CH-4001, Basel. Tel: (+41) 61 2665645. Fax: (+41) 61 2665644]