Montreux Pays Tribute To Arif Mardin
Thursday, June 29, 2006
The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland has announced details of a special tribute concert to legendary producer and arranger Arif Mardin who died on Sunday.
At the Casino Barrière on 1 July, George Duke, Klaus Doldinger and Chaka Khan will pay tribute to Arif Mardin who produced some of their earlier albums. In 1977 Mardin produced a week of concerts at Montreux with Atlantic label artists such as Average White Band, Herbie Mann, and Etta James. He also at that time conducted the WDR big band in a world premiere of a suite for orchestra plus flamenco and jazz musicians.
Montreux begins tomorrow and continues until 15 July. For more info go to www.montreuxjazz.com
Montreux begins tomorrow and continues until 15 July. For more info go to www.montreuxjazz.com