Jazz in Marciac

Jazz in Marciac (JIM) is a jazz festival that takes place in Marciac, Occitania, France. The festival takes place over a period of three weeks, usually from late July to mid-August. The first festival took place in 1978.^[1][2][3]

Jazz in Marciac
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Genre	Jazz, blues
Frequency	Annually
Location(s)	Marciac, Gers, Occitania France
Years active	1978-present
Founders	André Muller Jean-Louis Guilhaumon
Website	jazzinmarciac.com

Jazz in Marciac 2005

Programs

The festival has hosted many internationally renowned musicians such as:

• Céline Bonacina – French saxophonist and composer
• Dee Dee Bridgewater – American jazz singer (born 1950)
• Melanie De Biasio – Belgian jazz singer, flutist and composerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
• Buena Vista Social Club – Cuban musical ensemble
• Ray Charles – American singer, songwriter and pianist (1930–2004)
• Bill Coleman – American jazz trumpeter (1904–1981)
• Paquito D'Rivera – Cuban saxophonist, clarinetist and composer (born 1948)
• Ibrahim Ferrer – Cuban singer (1927–2005)
• Lionel Hampton – American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader (1908–2002)
• Stan Getz – American jazz saxophonist (1927–1991)
• Dizzy Gillespie – American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
• Stéphane Grappelli – French jazz violinist (1908–1997)
• Herbie Hancock – American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940)
• Hiromi – Japanese musician and composer
• Keith Jarrett – American pianist and composer (born 1945)
• Norah Jones – American musician (born 1979)
• Diana Krall – Canadian jazz singer and pianist (born 1964)
• Biréli Lagrène – French born jazz guitarist (born 1966)
• Eddy Louiss – French jazz musician
• Wynton Marsalis – American jazz musician (born 1961)
• Marcus Miller – American musician, composer and producer (born 1959)
• le Modern Jazz Quartet – American jazz ensemble
• Gerry Mulligan – American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1927–1996)
• Oscar Peterson – Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
• Michel Petrucciani – French jazz pianist
• Michel Portal – French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
• Dianne Reeves – American jazz singer (born 1956)
• Sonny Rollins – American jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1930)
• Veronica Swift – American jazz and bebop singer (b. 1994)
• Chucho Valdés – Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (born 1941)
• Joe Zawinul – Austrian jazz keyboardist and composer (1932–2007)
• John Zorn – American composer, saxophonist and bandleader (born 1953)