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<I><U>Words and photos by Tor Eigeland</U></I>MAGICAL is the best way I can describe the yearly August jazz festival in Marciac, a small French Gascon village of 1,200 inhabitants. Its magic is a ...

This village in Gascony has a larger jazz appreciation per capita if their annual festival is anything to go on. With free jazz concerts all day in the medieval main square and late night jam sessions ...

Herbie Hancock announced an expansive, full-band summer tour launching June 26th at the Alfa Jazz Festival in Lviv, Ukraine and concluding July 29th at the Marciac Jazz Festival in Marciac, France.

French saxophonist Emile Parisien casts his creative net wide - and invites several guests along for the ride - on his new live album, recorded at the Marciac Jazz Festival in France. Hear it and more ...

American jazz pianist and composer, Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones) performs during a concert at the Marciac Jazz Festival in Marciac, France. REMY GABALDA / AFP Ahmad Jamal, a towering and ...

Godfather. Adopted son. Honorary Muskateer. Whatever the title, Wynton Marsalis is a figure of affection in Marciac. "Marciac is an inspiring place," said Marsalis in comments posted at the site.