Summertime in Jazz

Jazz meets the villages of Val Trebbia

Summertime in Jazz is the summer festival organized by the Piacenza Jazz Club Cultural Association, which every year between June and August brings great jazz music out of concert halls and into the most beautiful villages of the province of Piacenza. In 2026, the festival reaches its 13th edition, with a widespread calendar that touches dozens of locations in the Apennines and the Piacenza plain: from Castell'Arquato to Vigoleno, from Rivergaro to Bobbio, up to the village of Travo, in Emilia-Romagna.

Two events in Travo

Travo, an ancient village in Val Trebbia in the province of Piacenza, is one of the most evocative stops on the festival. Here, Summertime in Jazz offers two free evenings in places of strong symbolic and landscape value:

• La Pietra Perduca: a huge ophiolitic boulder that stands out in the landscape, topped by the Oratory of Sant'Anna and two small basins carved into the rock. It is one of the most magical places in the Piacenza Apennines, chosen for sunset and dawn concerts.
• Piazza Trento: the central square of the village, the heart of Travo's community life, which hosts jazz evenings under the stars.

A festival that enhances the territory

The idea behind Summertime in Jazz is simple and successful: to combine quality jazz music with the discovery of the villages, churches, castles, and landscapes of the province of Piacenza. The concerts in Travo are organized by the Piacenza Jazz Club in collaboration with the Municipality of Travo and the Amici della Perduca Association, and are part of a summer rich in events in the village, from the Festa della Perduca to literary evenings.

The format is that of a widespread festival: a different village each evening, each concert an opportunity to discover a corner of Val Trebbia or the Nure and Arda valleys. Most concerts are free admission, while some special events in the Jazz Summerwine food and wine section are held in wineries with a ticket.

Travo, a village to discover

In addition to the music, Travo is worth a visit for its Neolithic archaeological park, the medieval historic center with the Anguissola castle, and its proximity to the Perino waterfalls and the trails of Val Trebbia. The Summertime in Jazz concert is the perfect opportunity to combine a day in nature with an evening of good music.