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Artist News Gigs & Festivals
Lauryn Hill to play Montreux Jazz Fest
By CMU Editorial | Published on Friday 3 April 2009
Former Fugee Lauryn Hill is to appear at Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival. The event, which is in its 43rd year, takes place from 3-18 Jul and sees more than a thousand musicians taking part.
Hill joins artists such as The Black Eyed Peas, Herbie Hancock, Steely Dan and The Dave Matthews Band on the bill for this year’s series of events, which will include a three day tribute to Island Records founder Chris Blackwell.
Festival founder Claude Nobs boasts: “It’s a festival like no other. You don’t have to buy a ticket to take advantage, there are lots of free events from noon to five in the morning. Expect the unusual. The unions aren’t in charge and a concert finishes when it finishes”.
Hills appearance could well grab the headlines, given her somewhat erratic and sometimes shambolic public performances in recent years. As you’ll remember, her former collaborators have accused Hills’ recent erratic ways as being the reason why there’s not been a proper Fugees reunion.
