* Emilie Nana at Montreux Jazz Festival 2013 *

In 1967, while he was director of tourist office in Montreux, Claude Nobs organized his first Montreux Jazz Festival. Festival lasted 3 days and was immediate success, locally and internationally. Even today, jazz is still very important part of the festival, however, nowadays the festival features wide variety of music styles. The festival also grew length-wise dramatically: from 3 days to 2 weeks of tightly packed, always impressive lineup and many other interesting happenings. It attracts not only audience but also volunteers and staff from all over the world.

The festival was originally held at the old Montreux Casino, which burned down in December 1971 during Frank Zappa's performance. From 2007, the Convention Centre hosts two main stages: Stravinsky Auditorium and Miles Davis Hall, as well as the smaller Montreux Jazz Cafe, and several smaller open-air stages around the Centre. Most importantly for one festival, all venues have impeccable sound system and lineup adapted to their style and size.

2013 brought some very sad news and was the first Montreux Jazz Festival without legendary Claude Nobs. But it also proved that neither Claude Nobs nor his legacy will ever be forgotten. And this is not only because the part of Grand Rue has been changed to Claude Nobs avenue, but mostly because his spirit will stay forever on the stages of Montreux Jazz festival, protecting the legacy built on enthusiasm and love for art.

This year one of the most obvious changes venue wise, Miles Davis Hall got a new name, Montreux Jazz Lab, and not only that but also change in look and very up-to-date lineup with great, bit edgy bands and artists with music style ranging from rock, hip hop to electronica. And after midnight Lab was hosting free (most of the nights) after show parties. Other venues as the Studio and Rock Cave also gave opportunities for the visitors to dance the night away till the early morning hours.

And in the case that all of this wasn't enough, as a part of the festival various workshops and competitions are held at the nearby Montreux Palais and Le Petit Palais.

I've been many times at Montreux Jazz Festival but this year I attended it for the first time as Gimme A Beat. Of course, as expected, I was blown away with the festival vibe, concerts that I attended, but … I was also amazed with invisible, perfect organization and staff that as motivated and as excited about the concerts as audience.

While exploring "female factor" at the festival for Gimme A Beat, I've seen following female artists: Emilie Nana, Trixie Whitley, Cat Power, Angel Haze and Daughter
Also, in the Le Petit Palais, I attended *Gimme The Beat: rhythms in music, the voice and the brain* workshop, hosted by Johanna Wiebke Trost and Sascha Fruehholz.

My main focus in the review of the festival will be on Emilie Nana, multi-talented DJ and producer that creates beautiful music since very early age. We sat down few hours before her gig at the Studio and she shared roots of her passion and love for music and how she became an artist that she is today. She also prepared short music mix for tonight's show.
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Tune in tonight (19.08.2013) to Gimme A Beat to hear my impressions of Montreux Jazz Festival, gigs I've seen, music from the artists I've seen, interview with Emilie Nana, her music and short mix she did exclusively for gimme a beaters ..

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