Marciac - Jamie Cullum

Marciac, founded as a bastide in 1298, is a small, sleepy town, that in the month of August each year since 1978, changes into the "Capital of Jazz". A true metamorphosis.

"Jazz in Marciac" is one of the leading Jazz-festivals in Europe with way more than 200.000 visitors each year. During this time, there is no soccer in Marciac, as the sports-ground is occupied by the "CHAPITEAU", a huge tent with a capacity of about 5000.

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English singer and pianist Jamie Cullum was for me the biggest musical surprise of the summer.

He danced on the stage, like unchained, driven by hyperactivity. He really rocked the audience and shifted to chaotic full speed. After a few minutes, nobody was seated any longer. As I was totally unprepared for this kind of explosion, I had to gasp for breath. Jamie Cullum clearly has the highest level of PPI (Power Per Inch) I have ever witnessed. He acted on stage like a human bouncy ball. This was just incredible. I climbed on the grand piano, jumped down, hopped from the stage... After about an hour Jamie Cullum he invited the audience to abandon the seats and to dance in the aisles and in front of the stage. "If you all come now, the security guys can´t stop you."

After minutes, thousands were stomping, hopping, jumping, clapping. The wooden floor of "CHAPITEAU" was swinging in rhythm.


Here is a nice video taken in Marciac, it even has the first minutes of the concert. Jamie Cullum as "l'enfant terrible du jazz".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkZE3s2vJAw