Claude Nobs was director for many years
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Claude Nobs was a Swiss music promoter best known as the visionary founder and longtime director of the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Claude Nobs | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
festival founder
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human ⓘ music promoter ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ rock music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Montreux Casino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | injuries from a skiing accident ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-01-10 ⓘ |
| describedInLyricsAs | "Funky Claude was running in and out" in "Smoke on the Water" ⓘ |
| employer | Montreux Jazz Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Nobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz
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live music promotion ⓘ music industry ⓘ |
| founded | Montreux Jazz Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Claude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Swiss-German background ⓘ |
| helpedDuringEvent | rescue of people during the Montreux Casino fire in 1971 ⓘ |
| honorific | nickname "Funky Claude" ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Deep Purple song "Smoke on the Water" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the Montreux Jazz Festival
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founding the Montreux Jazz Festival ⓘ |
| legacy |
Montreux Jazz Festival continuing after his death
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major influence on European jazz festivals ⓘ |
| name | Claude Nobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | attracting major international artists to Montreux ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Montreux Jazz Festival into a major international event ⓘ |
| occupation |
cultural manager
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festival director ⓘ music promoter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lausanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Montreux Jazz Festival ⓘ |
| residence | Montreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfActivity |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| workLocation | Montreux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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