The student works published here were carried out as part of the annual Masters course (2 semesters) in musicology “Music, politics and society” of the SHS program of the College of Humanities (CdH) of EPFL under the supervision of:
- Constance Frei – Prof. ass. at Faculté des Lettres de l’Université de Lausanne, and lecturer at EPFL CdH
- Grégory Rauber – Assistant to Prof. Frei at Faculté des Lettres de l’Université de Lausanne
This course offers a musicological study of the Montreux Jazz Festival archives kept on the EPFL campus and processed by the Cultural Heritage & Innovation Center (CHC) under the direction of Alain Dufaux. A truly extraordinary event: for the first time in history, the Montreux Jazz Festival archives are open to EPFL students. Besides the musicological objective, this course is also a wonderful opportunity to create links between the different actors of the EPFL, between musicological education and technological innovation around the Montreux Jazz Digital Project. This polyphony has proven to be very fruitful, stimulating and of incredible richness in terms of discoveries and collaborations. We would like to warmly thank Alain Dufaux and Charlotte Graber, scientific assistant at the CHC.
The students from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds were given the task of carrying out musicological research work on a subject of their choice from the documents available in the archives (audio and video recordings, databases, photos, interviews, etc. ). This work reflects the culmination of approx. 180 hours of study spread over the academic year (6 ECTS credits). For the year 2019-2020, the constraints induced by the covid-19 pandemic did not make it easy for students! However, many original themes have been the subject of high quality SHS theses. In an open and participatory research approach, certain works from the lists below have been selected for this online publication, without third-party editorial intervention.
Constance Frei and Grégory Rauber
Année 2019-2020
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Delphine Zihlmann Baptiste Mercier Hugo Hueber
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Trouver et comprendre les enregistrements absents dans la base de données du Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Marion Claudet Ludovica Romanin
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In a Sentimental Mood : Reprises libres au Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Sylvain Cam Théo Le Signor Audrey Menaesse Guillaume Solignac
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La culture celte au Montreux Jazz Festival : étude comparative de la présence et de l’usage d’instruments celtiques |
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Frank Dupont Maximilien Gomart
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Une nouvelle génération d’artistes Jazz au Montreux Jazz Festival : 2015 – 2020 |
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Daniel Cup Fanny Huguelet Sylvain Migaud Alexandre Marguet
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Le rock progressif au Montreux Jazz Festival : comment le genre est-il représenté au MJF ? |
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Max Duparc Matthieu Haeberle
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L’électrification des instruments de musique classique : le cas du violon au Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Rémi Claude Raphaël Crettenand Lucien Roy Lisa Virgillito
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Histoire et utilisation du Fender Rhodes à travers le Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Cécile Bettex David Burg Bertil Décosterd
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L’évolution des différentes formations instrumentales accompagnant Miles Davis au Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Arthur Babey
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PNL et le rap francophone au Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Tristan Tarasi David Ingi Bustion Eric Nardini
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Montreux Jazz Festival, Techno IN / Techno OFF : le OFF est-il un laboratoire du IN ? |
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Masters en un semestre (automne 2019) : |
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Joël Racine
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La musique Metal et ses techniques vocales au Montreux Jazz Festival |
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Vassili Cruchet Antonin Reber Yura Tak
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Rhapsody in Blue au Montreux Jazz Festival |
Année 2018-2019