title: Jazz in Marciac
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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, pianist and songwriter (1930–2004)
  * Bill Coleman – American jazz trumpeter
  * Paquito D'Rivera – Cuban saxophonist, clarinetist and composer
  * Ibrahim Ferrer – Cuban singer (1927–2005)
  * Lionel Hampton – American jazz musician, bandleader and actor (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 jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945)
  * Norah Jones – American singer, songwriter, and pianist
  * Diana Krall – Canadian jazz singer and pianist (born 1964)
  * Biréli Lagrène – French jazz guitarist (born 1966)
  * Eddy Louiss – French jazz musician
  * Wynton Marsalis – American jazz musician (born 1961)
  * Marcus Miller – American musician, composer and producer
  * le Modern Jazz Quartet – American jazz ensemble
  * Gerry Mulligan – American jazz musician (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
  * 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
  