In 1967 the Casino became the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival, which was the brainchild of music promoter Claude Nobs.
By the late 1960s, jazz, blues and rock artists began to perform there. Throughout the twentieth century, the site played host to many great symphony orchestras and well-known conductors. Montreux Casino was built in 1881 and had modifications made to it in 1903. History The Casino – originally called 'Kursaal' – in the early 20th century (before 1918) It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barrière. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire memorialized in the Deep Purple song ' Smoke on the Water'.
Montreux Casino (Casino Barrière de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. Closeup of the Montreux Casino, rebuilt in 1975
