Barely two months after her concert on the Lake Stage, RAYE has immortalised her breathtaking performance with a seven-track live album. The ‘Live at Montreux Jazz Festival’ album is available on limited edition vinyl and on all digital platforms. The recording of the concert will also be released, in full, on YouTube on 1 October 2024.
On 18 July, the British star stunned the Lake Stage audience with a truly majestic performance, refreshing in its spontaneity, rich improvisation and touching confessions. The evening was all the more special as RAYE was performing for the first time in front of her Swiss grandfather, originally from Appenzell. The precious moment is commemorated on the album cover, with a portrait by Festival photographer Anoush Abrar, taken after the concert.
Playing Montreux Jazz Festival was one of the greatest musical honours I have ever been granted. I am so enamoured and in awe of the history of all the artists who have stood on the stage we shared, a festival dedicated to celebrating and providing a platform for true musicianship. I left the stage feeling the highest of highs.
RAYE
The album features seven tracks, including her hits ‘Escapism’, ‘Genesis’ and an intense rendition of ‘It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World’, which James Brown sang at the Festival in 1981. This is RAYE’s second live album, following her symphonic concert recorded at the Royal Albert Hall last year.
Tracklist (Digital + Vinyl)
- The Thrill Is Gone. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
- Worth It. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
- Mary Jane. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
- Ice Cream Man. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
- Genesis. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
- It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
- Escapism. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)
