Having organized and played host to Guangzhou Jazz Festival for the past three years, Xinghai Concert Hall, the iconic, glass and concrete structure sitting along the shoreline of Ersha Island, has done a remarkable job boosting the city’s jazz music scene.
Now in its fourth year, the nine-day celebration of jazz music will return to Guangzhou this December. Starting from December 1, Xinghai Concert Hall will host nine performances by jazz musicians from China, Germany, Spain and the United States.
Previously, the event has welcomed Grammy- and Tony Award-wining jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater – as well as bass player Victor Wooten – to grace the music hall’s stage, which, for the bulk of its existence, has predominantly hosted acts specializing in classical music, such as the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (who will also perform at the venue this November).
We suspect this year’s Guangzhou Jazz Festival lineup will once again impress music fans, with performances by Grammy-winning double bassist Ron Carter, Spanish jazz band Jazznesis & Mar and Guangzhou jazzwomen Wang Cong.
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Wong Cong. Image via Xinghai
Fortunately, December 9 won’t be the last opportunity to witness fantastic live jazz music before next year’s festival. A special jazz performance is slated for March 2019, featuring nine-time Grammy winner and Pulitzer Prize recipient Wynton Marsalis, an American trumpeter who will take the stage alongside the jazz ensemble of the prominent Lincoln Center.
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To see the full schedule of the 2018 Guangzhou Jazz Festival, and reserve your tickets, visit Xinghai Concert Hall’s official website.
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