New Orleans artists kick off Switzerland's 58th Montreux Jazz Festival

Two artists from New Orleans launched the Montreux Jazz Festival on Friday, performing on the new “Lake Stage”. Trombone Shorty opened the show, followed by Jon Batiste who took to the streets in the truest "New Orleans" fashion. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. Trombone Shorty, a trombone and trumpet virtuoso and an excellent singer, played for the fifth time in Montreux, in front of an audience visibly captivated by the lake stage, which offers a magical view of Lake Geneva. He thrilled the audience – including Jon Batiste, who came to applaud him – with a repertoire from his latest album, "Lifted". The 38-year-old artist drove the audience "crazy", as the title of one of his songs, with his fusion of funk, hip-hop and rock. He took the crowd by storm, swinging his trombone across the Place du Marché as the sun set. Multi-instrumentalist talents Then Jon Batiste took over. It's not the first time the two artists have shared the same stage. The two ...