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Lauren Del Fabbro

Chaka Khan pays tribute to ‘amazing’ Quincy Jones at Montreux Jazz Festival

Chaka Khan at Montreux Jazz Festival (Lionel Flusin/MJF2025/PA) -

Singer Chaka Khan has paid tribute to producer Quincy Jones and described him as “one of the most amazing men on the planet” during the opening night of Montreux Jazz Festival.

The 72-year-old, best known for her hit song I’m Every Woman, opened the 59th edition of the Swiss music festival on the Lake Stage on Friday with a homage to the 28-time Grammy winner who died last year aged 91.

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