All that jazz! Beijing hosts festival where global artists blend traditions, experiment freely, and shape contemporary music culture worldwide, Chen Nan reports. By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2026-05-02 15:21

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202605/02/WS69f5a5f2a310d6866eb46b01.html On a cool spring evening in Beijing, the air at the Taihu Stage carried more than music — it carried conversation. Notes bent, rhythms collided, and cultures met mid-improvisation as the sixth Taihu Jazz Festival opened in sync with International Jazz Day on April 30.