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Directed by Alberto Guerri (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia / National Film School, Rome, Italy) and Professor Pierpaolo Polzonetti (UC Davis)
What happens when Italian cuisine and wine are paired with global African music and served in a Medieval piazza in central Italy populated by local people, tourists, and migrants from the Global South? “Umbria Jazz Feast” is a research project that investigates multisensorial intersections during the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. It presents a new look at this festival by addressing the question: how is jazz perceived as part of a new global identity intersecting with local and global cuisine, art, and culture?
Umbria Jazz Feast is made possible by the generous support of the Eivind G. Lange ’77 and Mary G. Puma Engagement and Research in Italy Fund. At UC Davis, additional support was given by a Seed Grant for International Activities from Global Affairs as well as the College of Letters and Science and the Department of Music.