Umbria Jazz

This year's edition of Umbria Jazz runs from July 6-15, 2007, in Perugia.

During The Umbria Jazz Festival, umbriacooks4u changes venues, moving from Tita’s country house to Nonie’s terrace in her apartment in Perugia’s historic town centre. The change of venue gives concert-goers the option of enjoying the culinary traditions of Umbria for lunch or dinner.

The Umbria Jazz Festival transforms Perugia into New Orleans -- a Big Easy, where for ten days, from morning until the wee hours, the historic town centre is filled with great music. It is a festival for attentive, motivated listeners, but a festival that leaves no one out. There is plenty for those who simply wish to spend a peaceful holiday in Umbria punctuated by the sounds of jazz, soul, R&B, blues, gospel, pop and salsa.

Nonie’s apartment is strategically located. It’s a seven-minute walk to the Corso Vanucci, where from midday until midnight there are free open-air concerts as well as concerts in theatres and the auditorium. And it’s a five-minute walk from the Santa Giuliana Arena, the comfortable and spacious main stage of the Umbria Jazz festival.

The festival brings music lovers and players young and old to town and gives local musicians a chance to jam with festival performers. The streets are alive with people carrying instruments on their shoulders or in their hands, walking to the pubs for jam sessions.

Wherever and whenever you choose to hear festival music, we think you’ll enjoy the music much more after having satisfied your palate with a delicious meal of regional specialties cooked with fresh local ingredients. We urge you to try a midday meal in the sun or a supper under the Umbrian moonlight.

In the summer of 2001, umbriacooks4u was proud to host the festival headliner, Soulive, for dinner before their performance. Soulive’s visit was a treat for all of Nonie and Tita’s friends—especially for Nonie’s elder son Ugo. He’s looking forward to getting together with Soulive’s American East Coast-based members when he starts classes at the Drum Collective in New York City at the end of summer.