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Qwest TV is Quincy Jones’ premium video streaming service dedicated to jazz and its many futures. Through landmark documentaries, unforgettable live concerts, rare archival footage, and exclusive interviews, Qwest TV celebrates the artists, stories, and movements that have shaped music history.


Every day throughout the festival, discover a selection of programs curated by Qwest TV and the Montreux Jazz Festival. Timeless music, endless stories.

00:00 Friday 03 July
Le Cinéma
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03.07 Friday

Stage

Le Cinéma

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

NEW ORLEANS: STREET JAZZ & DIRTY RAP

by S. PETIT (2016)

Other

22:30 – Doc

ZAPPA

by A. WINTER (2020)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen*

BB KING (1991)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
04.07 Saturday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Montreux on Screen*

LEONARD COHEN (2008)

18:30 – Talk

MONTREUX VILLE CRÉATIVE: ÉCOUTER LES PHOTOS

presented by GEORGES BRAUNSCHWEIG, NATHALIE DIETSCHY, ALAIN DUFAUX & CONSTANCE FREI (UNIL-EPFL)

Other

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

BLUE NOTE: A STORY OF MODERN JAZZ

by J. BENEDIKT (1997)

Other

22:30 – Montreux on Screen*

GEORGE DUKE (2009)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen*

SONNY ROLLINS (1974)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
05.07 Sunday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Montreux on Screen*

ELLA FITZGERALD (1981)

18:30 – Montreux on Screen*

SLY & ROBBIE MEET NILS PETTER MOLVAER feat. EEVIND AARSET & VLADISLAV DELAY (2015)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

AL JARREAU: BRING YOUR LIFE ON STAGE

by T. GUEDJ (2022)

Other

22:30 – Film

HE GOT GAME

by S. LEE (1998) (Cinémathèque Suisse)

Other

00:30 – Montreux on Screen*

PETER TOSH AND BAND feat. SLY & ROBBIE (1979)

presented by MARC ISMAÏL

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
06.07 Monday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Montreux on Screen*

JAMES BROWN (1995)

18:30 – Doc – Electronic History

MOOG

by H. FJELLESTAD (2004) (Locarno Film Festival)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

BALLAKÉ SISSOKO, KORA TALES

by L.DURÀN & L. BENHAMOU (2023)

Other

22:30 – Film

VIRGIN SUICIDES (1999)

by S. COPPOLA (Tourne-Films Festival)

Other

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History*

NEW ORDER (1993)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
07.07 Tuesday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00

LIVE IN MONTREUX MEDLEY*

18:30 – Doc – Electronic History

I DREAM OF WIRES

by R. FANTINATTO (2014) (Locarno Film Festival)

20:30

ETHIOPIQUES: MAGNETIC SUITE

by S. JOURDAIN (2023)

Other

22:30 – Film – Electronic History

DOWNTOWN 81 (1981)

by E. BERTOGLIO (Cinémathèque Suisse)

Other

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History*

UNDERWORLD (2005)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
08.07 Wednesday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Talk

AI SOLUTIONS FOR REMASTERING OF THE MONTREUX JAZZ FESTIVAL COLLECTIONS

presented by ADRIEN LEFEVRE (EPFL)

18:30 – Doc – Electronic History

SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS

by L. ROVNER (2020) (Locarno Film Festival)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

BLACK RIO, BLACK POWER

by E. DOMINGOS (2023)

Other

22:30 – Montreux on Screen

D’ANGELO & THE VANGUARD (2000)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History*

MODERAT (2014)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
09.07 Thursday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Talk

POURQUOI LA MUSIQUE NOUS FAIT VIBRER?

presented by MANUELA PHILIPPA (UNIGE)

Other

18:30 – Doc – Electronic History

SUBOTNICK: PORTRAIT OF AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC PIONEER

by R. FANTINATTO (2025) (Locarno Film Festival)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

DESIRE: THE CARL CRAIG STORY

by J.-C. DELALOYE (2024)

Other

22:30 – Montreux on Screen

JACK DEJOHNETTE TRIO feat. RAVI COLTRANE (2014)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History

ÓLAFUR ARNALDS (2014)

10.07 Friday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Talk

CREATIVITY ENGINEERING & COLLABORATIONS ARTISTIQUES

presented by ALEXIS ANDRÉ (Sony CSL-Paris)

18:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History

DETROIT INNOVATORS (2002)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT

by TT THE ARTIST (2020)

Other

22:30 – Film

BLUE VELVET

by D. LYNCH – OST A. BADALAMENTI (1986) (Locarno Film Festival)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History

CARL CRAIG SYNTHETISER ENSEMBLE (2018)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
11.07 Saturday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Talk

MONTREUX VILLE CRÉATIVE: KEITH HARING À MONTREUX: ART MONUMENTAL

presented by ADRIEN SARRASIN (UNIL)

Other

18:30 – Doc

L’INA présente VÉRONIQUE

par T. VOLF (2025)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO JOHN COLTRANE

by R. PALMER (1990)

Other

22:30 – Montreux on Screen

LEONARD COHEN (2013)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Electronic History

THE PARADOX – JEAN-PHI DARY & JEFF MILLS (2021)

13.07 Monday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00

LIVE IN MONTREUX MEDLEY*

RELAX

18:30 – Doc

1959 – THE YEAR THAT CHANGED JAZZ – P. BERNAYS (2009)

presented by JEZ NELSON (One Jazz / Jazz FM)

Other

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

ICONS AMONG US: A QUIET REVOLUTION

by L.LARSON, P. J. VOGT & M. RIVOIRA (2009)

Other

22:30 – Film – Miles Special

ASCENSEUR POUR L’ÉCHAFAUD (1958)

by L. MALLE (Cinémathèque Suisse)

Other

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Miles Special*

MILES DAVIS (1973)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
14.07 Tuesday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00

MAKAYA MCCRAVEN – Live at Miami Beach Bandshell

by J. D. KANE (2026)

Other

18:30 – Montreux on Screen*

SUN RA IN MONTREUX – 50th ANNIVESARY (1976)

presented by JEZ NELSON (One Jazz / Jazz FM)

Other

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

ICONS AMONG US: NOTES IN REAL TIME

by J. KELMAN (2009)

22:30 – Montreux on Screen*

BEN E KING

with AVERAGE WHITE BAND (1977)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Miles Special*

MILES DAVIS (1986)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
15.07 Wednesday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00 – Talk

MONTREUX VILLE CRÉATIVE: MONTREUX JAZZ POSTERS

presented by DEBRA RICHARDS

18:30 – Film

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED – D. LETTS (2003)

presented by JEZ NELSON (One Jazz / Jazz FM)

Other

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

ICONS AMONG US: IN THE SPIRIT OF FAMILY

by M. RIVOIRA, P. VOGT (2009)

Other

22:30 – Montreux on Screen*

CHARLES LLOYD 4tet feat. MICHEL PETRUCCIANI (1982)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Miles Special*

MILES DAVIS & QUINCY JONES (1991)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
16.07 Thursday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00

LIVE IN MONTREUX MEDLEY*

18:30 – Doc

CHARLES LLOYD DREAMER IN SOUNDS

by V. J. MIYAZAKI (2016) (RTS)

20:30 – Doc – Qwest TV presents

ICONS AMONG US: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE

by L.LARSON, P. J. VOGT & M. RIVOIRA (2009)

Other

22:30 – Doc

PIECES OF A MAN – S. BECKFORD (2021)

presented by JEZ NELSON (One Jazz / Jazz FM)

Other

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Miles Special*

TRIBUTE TO MILES (1992)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
17.07 Friday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00

LIVE IN MONTREUX MEDLEY*

18:30 – Montreux on Screen

GREGORY PORTER (2018)

20:30

GREGORY PORTER: DON’T FORGET YOUR MUSIC

by A. G. BAILEY (2022)

Other

22:30 – Doc

DUBQUAKE 20 YEARS AND STILL SHAKING by F. MANOZZI

presented by TRINITY NJUME-EBONG

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Miles Special*

TRIBUTE TO MILES (2001)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.
18.07 Saturday

Stage

Le Cinéma

17:00

LIVE IN MONTREUX MEDLEY*

18:30 – Doc – Bowie Special

DAVID BOWIE’S SECRET FRIEND by B. KRAATZ (2026)

presented by SANDRO SURSOCK & LUC DEBRAINE

Other

20:30

DAVID BOWIE: HEROES NEVER DIE

by T. GAUTHIER, S. LEDUC (2026)

Other

22:30 – Montreux on Screen – Bowie Special*

SEU JORGE sings BOWIE (2018)

00:30 – Montreux on Screen – Bowie Special*

IGGY POP (2023)

* Claude Nobs / Montreux Sounds Collection, in collaboration with the Claude Nobs Foundation, RTS, and EPFL. Heritage under the auspices of the 2013 UNESCO Memory of the World register.