{"id":122806,"date":"2026-04-28T23:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazzmore.cn\/events\/6th-taihu-jazz-festival-april-30-330-artists-11-countries\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T23:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:20:58","slug":"6th-taihu-jazz-festival-april-30-330-artists-11-countries","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/jazzmore.cn\/en\/events\/6th-taihu-jazz-festival-april-30-330-artists-11-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"6th Taihu Jazz Festival Opens April 30, Bringing 330+ Artists from 11 Countries to Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 800px;\" src=\"https:\/\/jazzmore.cn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/taihu_jazz_festival-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"6th Taihu Jazz Festival\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your Complete Guide to the 2026 6th Taihu Jazz Festival<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dates:<\/strong>April 30\u2013May 5<br \/>\n<strong>Theme:<\/strong>This year\u2019s festival takes \u201cJazz Is Everything\u201d as its theme.<br \/>\n<strong>Venue:<\/strong>National Centre for the Performing Arts, Taihu Stage Art Center<br \/>\n<strong>Highlights:<\/strong>Grammy-winning artists lead the lineup, joined by the best of Chinese jazz. Special activities include immersive VR, a jazz light show, conversations with masters, dance wellness and more.<\/p>\n<p>Six festival days, nine stages, five activity zones, more than 330 artists from China and abroad, and over 200 performances and special events\u2026 From April 30 to May 5, this spring celebration of music, technology and style will come alive at the National Centre for the Performing Arts\u2019 Taihu Stage Art Center.<\/p>\n<h3>Unprecedented Scale: Artists from 11 Countries<\/h3>\n<p>More than 330 jazz masters and rising artists from 11 countries and regions will gather in Beijing for over 200 performances and special events. The lineup includes a major roster led by Grammy winners and top jazz artists from China, bringing audiences a world-class jazz celebration.<\/p>\n<h3>Nine Stages for an Upgraded Immersive Experience<\/h3>\n<p>The festival expands from seven stages last year to nine this year, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taihu Theater<\/strong> \u2014 Main stage for large-scale performances<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taihu Open-Air Theater<\/strong> \u2014 Outdoor music experience<\/li>\n<li><strong>Container Stage<\/strong> \u2014 Creative industrial setting<\/li>\n<li><strong>Instrument Interaction Stage<\/strong> \u2014 Audience participation<\/li>\n<li><strong>Snowflake Stage<\/strong> \u2014 Special themed stage<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stage Art Pier Stage<\/strong> \u2014 Waterfront performance space<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stage Art Workshop Stage<\/strong> \u2014 Performances in a creative workshop<\/li>\n<li><strong>Museum, Exhibition Area 2<\/strong> \u2014 Where art and music meet<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flower Sea Stage<\/strong> \u2014 Outdoor natural setting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Five distinctive event zones will host jazz in a range of styles. In spaces that blend an industrial look with stage-art design, audiences can enjoy a new kind of immersive jazz experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Young Artists: 169 Free Performances<\/h3>\n<p>Forty youth bands will perform in 169 free concerts, giving young musicians a stage to show their talent. These emerging jazz artists from across the country will bring a range of styles and reveal the music\u2019s diversity and energy.<\/p>\n<h3>Special Activities: New Ways to Experience Jazz<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Immersive VR<\/strong> \u2014 Technology meets music<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jazz Light Show<\/strong> \u2014 A feast for the eyes and ears<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meet the Masters<\/strong> \u2014 Up-close conversations with Grammy-winning artists<\/li>\n<li><strong>Film Screenings<\/strong> \u2014 Films inspired by jazz<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robot Performances<\/strong> \u2014 New possibilities through technology<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dance Wellness<\/strong> \u2014 A natural conversation between body and music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Featured Artists<\/h3>\n<p>This year\u2019s festival welcomes world-class jazz artists, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steve Smith<\/strong> \u2014 \u201cDrum God\u201d and former resident artist at Lincoln Jazz Center Shanghai<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ulysses Owen Jr.<\/strong> \u2014 Three-time Grammy-winning drummer and artist of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra<\/li>\n<li><strong>Walter Blanding<\/strong> \u2014 Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winner and jazz ambassador<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These exceptional artists will perform alongside China\u2019s jazz musicians on the Taihu stages, giving audiences an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n<h3>Ticket Information<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Early-bird offer:<\/strong>Buy a ticket to any Taihu Jazz Festival performance before midnight on April 15 and get 40% off the regular price.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its sixth edition, Taihu Jazz Festival has become one of the most influential jazz events in Beijing and China. This year\u2019s theme, \u201cJazz Is Everything,\u201d breaks down the traditional boundaries of a music festival, bringing jazz together with technology, art and everyday life so more people can experience its distinctive appeal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bj.bendibao.com\/news\/2026421\/382123.shtm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beijing Local Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Complete Guide to the 2026 6th Taihu Jazz Festival Dates:April 30\u2013May 5 Theme:This year\u2019s festival takes \u201cJazz Is Everything\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120005,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":"","event_date":"20260430","event_end_date":"","event_time":"","event_venue":"National Centre for the Performing Arts, Taihu Stage Art Center","event_city":"Taihu, Tongzhou District, Beijing","event_price":"","event_ticket_url":"","event_status":"ended"},"venue":[3382],"event_city":[3319],"event_type":[],"event_tag":[],"class_list":["post-122806","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","venue-national-centre-for-the-performing-arts","event_city-beijing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.8 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - 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