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| Jazzablanca | |
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| Genre | Jazz |
| Location(s) | Casablanca, Morocco |
| Organized by | Seven PM Agency [1] |
| Website | jazzablanca |
Jazzablanca is an international jazz festival held yearly in Casablanca, Morocco. Thousands of festival-goers gather at 4 stages over 9 days. [2] [3]
At the hippodrome, there are concerts held at 3 different stages over 6 days. For these concerts, an admission fee is charged.
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