Pharrell leaves Montreux festival fans wanting more

The Montreux Jazz Festival is the second largest jazz festival, after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival, that's held annually in July on the Lake Geneva shoreline in Switzerland.

Amy Macdonald, Ayo and Agnes Obel, Outkast, Massive Attack and Jamie Cullum are just some of the more popular Jazz artists that have appeared in the festival this year.

The hottest tickets, however, are for Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder.

Pharrell Williams gave a slick concert for a pumped-up crowd at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Monday night and played tracks from his second album GIRL, including Marilyn Monroe and Come Get it Bae, before closing with his global viral hit Happy.

The 200,000 plus strong crowd will enjoy others artists in the music festival till July 19. 

U.S. singer Pharrell Williams (C) performs on the Stravinski Hall stage at the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 7, 2014. Photo: Reuters

US singer Pharrell Williams performs on stage at the Auditorium Stravinski during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival on July 7, 2014. Photo: AFP

James Bagshaw, lead singer of the band Temples, performs during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 6, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy performs during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 6, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Blues guitarist Buddy Guy performs during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 6, 2014. Photo: Reuters

French musician Yoann Lemoine of group Woodkid performs on the "Montreux Jazz Club" stage at the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival, in Montreux early July 7, 2014. Photo: Reuters

Robert Plant performs with his band Sensational Space Shifters during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 8, 2014. Photo: Reuters

- Reuters, Swissinfo