Alicia Keys wows Montreux with mix of old and new
Fri 18 Jul 2008, 11:07 GMT
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By Stephanie Nebehay
MONTREUX, Switzerland, July 18 (Reuters Life!) - R&B singer Alicia Keys returned to the Montreux Jazz festival, giving a high-energy 90-minute concert mixing early hits with recent tracks from her chart-topping "As I Am" album.
"One of my all time favourite things is coming to the Montreux Jazz Festival. There is something different in the air here," the Grammy Award-winning American singer and pianist told the crowd on Thursday night.
"There is so much incredible talent here," she added.
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Keys thanked Jones, whom she called "the Godfather of Montreux". The African-American, who co-produced the event from 1991-93, was feted at a marathon concert on Monday night which brought together stars including Herbie Hancock, Patti Austin, Mick Hucknall, Al Jarreau, Nana Mouskouri and Petula Clark.
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