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Last week, Nigeria\u2019s premier jazz and soul export Asa joined an exclusive league of musical greats, as she performed at the 44th edition of the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n

Since renowned Swiss Claude Nobs founded the event, it has become an annual gathering place for lovers of jazz from all over the world.<\/p>\n

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Asa performing at 44th Montreux Jazz Festival<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Legends such as Quincy Jones, James Brown, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Earth, Wind & Fire, Wu Tang Clan and Nigerian legend Fela Kuti have all performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the musical greats have been at Montreux,\u201d Asa says, revealing that she has followed the festival closely and collected and studied videos from previous editions. \u201cIt\u2019s exciting to join the list. This is huge!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s edition of the annual event held from 1 \u2013 16 July. Apart from being one of the few Nigerians to have performed on the platform of the Montreux Jazz Festival, Asa was also one of the youngest this year, alongside Grammy award-winning jazz bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding and others. However of all the young artistes, it was Asa who was selected to perform alongside Seal at the most prominent venue of the festival, the Stravinsky Hall.<\/p>\n

Videos from the show, distributed by Eagle Vision, will be made available to the public in the future.<\/p>\n

Asa has been touring the world since January \u2013 as has become an annual tradition with her, booked for big cities and small towns across Europe. \u201cAsa was not one to publicise her tours previously as it\u2019s a given for any serious artiste,\u201d a representative said. \u201cBut fans have complained about short notice, and so here we are!\u201d<\/p>\n

In January she held fort in Montr\u00e9al, Paris, Marseille and Cannes, moving to Zurich, Lausanne, Milan, Barcelona, Madrid and Berlin in February. In the following months, Asa performed in Australia (Womad Festival), Belgium (Festival les Nuits du Botanique), the United Kingdom (Indigo) and Canada (Festival d\u2019Et\u00e9) among others.<\/p>\n

Straight from the Montreux Jazz Festival this July, Asa will be in Aix Les Bains, La Rochelle and Nimes in France, as well as Wiltshire in the UK.<\/p>\n

Catch her in one of the cities below \u2013<\/p>\n

August 5 \u2013 Festival Ecaussyteme, Gignac (France)<\/p>\n

August 7 \u2013 Festival Esperanzah, Floreffe (Belguim)<\/p>\n

August 13 \u2013 F\u00eate du bruit \u00e0 Landerneau, Landerneau (France)<\/p>\n

August 17 \u2013 Stadtpark, Hamburg (Germany)<\/p>\n

August 18 \u2013 Kultur Arena, Jena (Germany)<\/p>\n

August 19 \u2013 Kulturzelt, Kassel (Germany)<\/p>\n

August 28 \u2013 Black2black Festival, Rio De Janeiro (Brazil)<\/p>\n

September 2 \u2013 Arts Alive, Johannesburg (South Africa)<\/p>\n

September 4 \u2013 Arts Alive, Johannesburg (South Africa)<\/p>\n

September 10 \u2013 Chant du Gros festival, La Chaux de Fonds (switzerland)<\/p>\n

September 14 \u2013 Lagos (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

September 15 –\u00a0 Lagos (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

September 17 \u2013 Lagos (Nigeria)<\/p>\n

September 23 \u2013 15\u00e8me Festival Femmes Funk, Noumea (New Caledonia)<\/p>\n

September 25 \u2013 Open air, Noumea (New Caledonia)<\/p>\n

October 5 \u2013 Music Club Janus, Osaka (Japan)<\/p>\n

October 6 \u2013 Club Quattro, Tokyo (Japan)<\/p>\n

October 9 \u2013 Arkas Sasebo, Nagasaki\u00a0 (Japan)<\/p>\n

October 10 \u2013 Roppongi Hills Aren, Tokyo (Japan)<\/p>\n

October 14 \u2013 Noumatrouff, Mulhouse (Germany)<\/p>\n

October 15 \u2013 Nancy Jazz Pulsations, Nancy (France)<\/p>\n

October 19 \u2013 Casino de Paris, Paris (France)<\/p>\n

October 20 \u2013 L\u2019Echonova, Vannes (France)<\/p>\n

October 21 \u2013 Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Le Millandy (France)<\/p>\n

October 25 \u2013 Koko, London (UK)<\/p>\n

October 27 \u2013 Festival Nuits de Champagne, Troyes (France)<\/p>\n

November 3 \u2013 Oslo World Music Festival, Oslo (Denmark)<\/p>\n

November 10 \u2013 Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Louis Aragon, Tremblay<\/p>\n

November 12 \u2013 Tollhaus, Karlsruhe (Germany)<\/p>\n

November 13 \u2013 Muffathalle, Munich (Germany)<\/p>\n

November 14 \u2013 Theaterhaus, Stuttgart (Germany)<\/p>\n

November 17 \u2013 Salle les Ar\u00e8nes, Petite Foret (France)<\/p>\n

November 18 \u2013 Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Simone Signoret, Conflans Ste Honorine<\/p>\n

November 19 \u2013 St Polten<\/p>\n

November 23 \u2013 Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Municipal, Coutances<\/p>\n

January 14 TO 21 Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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