Memory Lane

This is a series captured at the worldrenowned Montreux Jazz Festival. Established in 1967, began as a small 3-day event, but has spouted beyond its jazz roots, to become a 14- day celebration with a vast musical landscape. Held annually on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux, Switzerland, it attracts around 250,000 people every year.

This is a series which looks both back and forward from a particular period in time through the prism of live performances. Those shows are used to pinpoint the evolution of an artist and provide a reference for a discussion of what went before and after. The songs represent both their lives and their work and create the framework for a mini biopic.

The concerts in this series, are the central point from which we swing out and delve into the careers, life, love and losses of the artists who grace the famed Swiss stage, as we explore what went before and what came after each performance.

These short biopics born out of the vaults of Montreux Jazz Festival are an exploration into the life blood of the music industry. Each episode of 60 minutes is built around a
live concert performance by an established, global artist. The concert footage is edited down to 48’ with the balance of the content being historical footage and photography sourced from Getty’s world-renowned archives.

Line Up: Fleetwood Mac, Chris Isaak, Alanis Morissette, Ringo Starr, Heart, Steve Winwood, Chicago, Joan Baez, Counting Crows, Tori Amos, John Mayer, Cindi Lauper

Line Up: Billy Idol, Matchbox Twenty, Norah Jones, Foreigner, Train, Jewel, Moby, Jackson Brown, Cheap Trick, New York Dolls, Macy Gray, Seal and BB King

Line Up: Sheryl Crow, Fall Out Boy, Reo Speedwagon, OneRepublic, Peter Frampton, Kate Nash, Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, Death Cab For Cutie, Rickie Lee Jones, Alison Krauss & Union Station and Bachman & Turner

Line Up:  Pharrell Williams, London Grammar, George Ezra, Rag N Bone Man, Damon Albarn, Emili Sande, Massive Attack, Dweezil Zappa, Curtis Stigers, Paolo Nuttini, Paloma Faith, Eels & Neil Young

Series 5:

Line Up: Outkast, Mary J Blige, Damien Rice, Robin Thicke, Eels, Morcheba, A$AP Rocky, Babyshambles, Michael Kiwanuka, Amy Mc Donald, Diana Krall, Buddy Guy, David Sanborn

Line Up: Line Up: Bonnie Raitt, Kendrick Lamar, The Hives, George Benson, Alabama Shakes, Dr John, Bobby Womack, The Lumineers, Randy Crawford, Jungle, Joe Cocker