Borgo in Jazz Festival — Pietracupa stop

Jazz Among the Rocks of Pietracupa

Few places in Molise can offer a setting for a jazz concert like that of Pietracupa, a small municipality in the province of Campobasso perched on a spectacular rock formation that earned it the nickname "Bethlehem of Molise". Here, every summer, the Borgo in Jazz Festival, the traveling review that has enlivened the historic villages of the region with great improvised music since 2014, makes a stop.

A Widespread Festival in the Heart of Molise

Born from an idea by the Molise saxophonist Nicola Concettini and organized by the Borgo in Jazz Cultural Association, the festival takes place over a few weeks between June and August, touching municipalities such as Campobasso, Spinete, Ripalimosani, Baranello, Casacalenda, Gambatesa, Morcone, and, indeed, Pietracupa. The idea is simple and successful: to bring national and international level jazz musicians away from the big stages, into the squares and alleys of the towns, restoring a cultural role to the villages and igniting the Molise summer.

The Pietracupa Stop

The Pietracupa date is traditionally one of the last on the calendar and often has the value of the closing evening. The concert is held in the evening, outdoors, in the historic center: the rock serves as a backdrop and natural sounding board. Over the years, the village has hosted prestigious quintets and ensembles, with a program that alternates original projects and tributes to jazz tradition.

More Than a Concert

Borgo in Jazz is not just music: for years the festival has been accompanied by the Young Musicians Campus, dedicated to students from music schools in the Campobasso area, and each evening is intertwined with local food and wine and traditions. In Pietracupa, the concert thus becomes an opportunity to discover a village off the beaten tourist track, its churches, its museums, and its typical dishes like 'scattone'.