Zheng Deren, 84, holds a photo of himself as a young man when he was the double bass player in Jimmy King's band, the first all-Chinese band to play in Shanghai's top dance hall, the Paramount. When ...

Many Shanghai jazz standards of the 1930s and '40s were banned in China after the Chinese Communist Party took over. But they reemerged decades... Remaking All That Jazz From Shanghai's Lost Era ...

Jazz is hitting the right notes again in Shanghai after a turbulent history in the city. This is well demonstrated with the return of the annual JZ Festival which attracts leading jazz musicians from ...

Jazz put down roots in Shanghai as early as the 1920s, the city’s cosmopolitan character and booming nightlife an ideal setting for a new American music that was starting to sweep the world. Though ...

Jazz put down roots in Shanghai as early as the 1920s, the Chinese city’s cosmopolitan character and booming nightlife an ideal setting for a new American music that was starting to sweep the world.

It's 11 pm in downtown Shanghai. Outside on the street the cool early April wind still has the power to make people shiver, but inside a vintage bar on Fuxing West Road the atmosphere is warm and ...

As he said during Friday's opening set at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, Grover Kemble likes to have a little something for everyone. "I don't want anyone going home disappointed," he said. The guitarist ...

Listen to songs from Paramount 1947. The Paramount Dance Hall is the grand old lady of Shanghai's past. But in 1930, it was the most expensive and elaborate ballroom of its age, with a specially ...

You may not hear it when you're listening to Shanghai jazz standards from the 1930s and '40s, but dig deeper into their history and you'll find a generational skip in the record. Jazz thrived in ...