Dear Insiders,
The MJF Residency kicks off next week! Rising talents and leading figures from the jazz and soul scenes will gather from October 15 to 18, 2025, at the Petit Palais (opposite the Montreux Palace). On the program: concerts, showcases, workshops, jam sessions, and DJ sets. All activities at this event are free of charge.
To mark the occasion, we’re inviting 3×2 Insiders to enjoy an evening at the Montreux Jazz CafĂ©, followed by the Residency concerts!
Contest details
- 🍴 Dinner for two at the Montreux Jazz Café (drinks not included)
- 🎵 Emerging artists’ concerts from 8 p.m.
- 🍷 Two complimentary drinks during the Residency evening
- ⏰ Prize draw on Friday, October 10 at 11 a.m. (the winners will be notified by email)
Four musical evenings to choose from
- Wednesday: Antonio Monasterio Ensamble, a Chilean sextet renowned for its dynamic live explorations, and Rania Yasmine, a singer with Tunisian and Dominican roots who blends soul, R&B, jazz, and afrobeat.
- Thursday: Den Dala, a Zurich-based instrumental quintet known for its atmospheric soundscapes, and ISHA, a Dutch bassist-producer now making waves on the London scene.
- Friday: Wet Enough!?, a French quintet fusing the most danceable sounds of funk, electronic music, and hip-hop, and Aino Salto, the solo project of Bern-based artist Sonia Loenne, blending bittersweet pop with touches of jazz.
- Saturday: Ramzi Hammad, a Swiss-Palestinian drummer and composer leading a Zurich collective bridging jazz and Levantine music, and wordsofAzia, a French artist of Ivorian descent who weaves together soulful melodies, jazz textures, and traditional Bhété rhythms.