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...fertile jazz scene will descend on the small town on the North Atlantic, one of Europe's most serene spots for jazz. Special character? The tiny French village of Marciac, just north of the Spanish border, has it in spades. And the Marciac Jazz Festival's director, Jean-Louis Guilhaumon, has made jazz into a true local industry in a region that's been losing jobs and population for decades. When the French Ministry of Education threatened last month to move Guilhaumon, a school principal who has fostered an ambitious jazz-education program in the village for decades, his supporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe's Jazz Festivals: The Best Of Summer | 6/29/2003 | See Source »

...jazzophiles the world over converge on this hamlet in southwestern France, inflating its 1,200 population to 125,000 for a festival in August. Marsalis explains the appeal: "The people are soulful and humble." To prove his affection, he's composed the 90-minute Marciac Suite. Mayor Jean-Louis Guilhaumon certainly proved his. Artist Daphne du Barry's $80,000 tribute now occupies pride of place in front of a former Augustine cloister...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 25, 1997 | 8/25/1997 | See Source »

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