Programme overview

Description

The legendary Carlos Santana brings together his unique blend of styles and sounds to deliver a blistering performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival fresh for 2011.

Santana's world music, blues, rock 'n roll and jazz fusion has reached across the globe and stayed with audiences through the eras. This live show is a perfect display of the multi-Grammy Award winning artist as not only an accomplished composer and vocalist but also as the incredible musician who ranks highly amongst some of the greatest guitarists of all time. With a truly remarkable career that proves talent and longevity walk hand-in-hand, Carlos takes to the prestigious Montreux stage to play his impressive hit list that includes early tracks Evil Ways and Jingo from 1969, through to later chart-toppers Smooth and Maria Maria. Other standout classics include favourites Black Magic Woman and Oye Coma Va.