"This city has a deep jazz music base due to its cultural background and internationalism. People have a passion for jazz," says Xu Ke, art director of the Jazz Week.
In the 1920s and 30s jazz was very popular in old Shanghai and from its first year in 2004 Shanghai Jazz Week was very popular.
This will be the eighth year of the JZ Festival. The main venues will be Jing'an District and Expo Park, on both sides of the Huangpu River. The climax will be a two-day outdoor jazz party on October 20 and 21, involving six major stages, 70 groups of musicians and 80 performances at the Expo Park.
shanghai daily
