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The Drops
French fusion jazz troupe The Drops perform tonight at the cozy Zajia Lab.
• The Drops Jazz, Fusion (France)
21:00 Zajia Lab
• Dongcheng District
Re-TROS + more
Post-punk stars Re-TROS perform tonight at Dos Kolegas with DH & Chinese Hellcats and more.
• Candy Monster Rock • DH & Chinese Hellcats Jazz • Rolling Bowling Rockabilly • Re-TROS Post-Punk
22:00 2 Kolegas
• Chaoyang District
The Beijing Beatles + more
Retro rockers The Beijing Beatles take the stage at Dos Kolegas for a night of frivolous Fab Four fun, and more.
• DH & Chinese Hellcats Jazz • Christmas Indie Pop • The Flying Mantas Surf Rock • The Beijing Beatles Rock (Expat)
22:00 2 Kolegas
• Chaoyang District

Jazz : Artists

'eMule' Quartet
Jazz, Funk, Rock
The "eMule" Quartet ("电驴"双Bass四重奏) is a quartet featuring a double-bass and some of the most talented fusion jazz players in the city.
A Caustic Trio
Jazz
Two major encounters in Christophe Lier musical journeys – 1998, in Hong Kong with bassist Peter Scherr, 2008 in Beijing with drummer Jimmy – lead to this newly formed trio.
Ah-Q Jazz Arkestra
Jazz, Funk (Expat)
The Ah-Q Jazz Arkestra performs an eclectic mix of straight-ahead, modern, funk and Latin jazz compositions, including many Ah-Q originals.
Aka Moon Trio
Jazz (Belgium)
Aka Moon Trio (阿卡·穆恩乐队) is a Belgian three-piece jazz group.
ATM Jazz Band
Jazz
ATM Jazz Band is a ten-piece Chinese jazz troupe.
Bei Bei
Jazz
Bei Bei (贝贝 ) is renowned as one of China's best drummers.
Big Gun
Jazz
BIG GUN (大枪乐队) is a well-known jazz band from Beijing that makes use of technology and on-site effects.
Black Hot Pisces
Jazz
Black Hot Pisces (黑双鱼爵士乐队) is a jazz group comprised of five young and classy friends.
Cathrine Legardh Quartet
Jazz
Cathrine Legardh is a jazz singer from Denmark.
Christian Zehnder Trio
Jazz, Fusion (Switzerland)
Swiss musician and performer Zehnder, who has made an international name for himself in recent years with the stimmhorn duo, is creating a novel yet at the same time native form of music; his virtuosic overtone singing is unmatched in western cultural circles.
Christina Jaccard
Jazz
Christina Jaccard was born and educated in Zurich and has performed in singing, acting and dancing from an early age. Her international career as a singer began at the 1986 Interpop Festival in Budapest, where she was awarded 1st prize.
Dainius Pulauskas Group
Jazz (Lithuania)
Dainius Pulauskas Group rapidly entered the area of Lithuanian jazz and over a very short period of time it became one of the most significant Lithuanian jazz groups.
David Braid
Jazz (Canada)
Touted as one of Canada's most gifted young jazz pianists and composers, David Braid is a Juno Award winner, National Jazz Award recipient, and has performed extensively across Canada, Europe, Australia, Korea, Japan, China and other parts of Asia.
DH & Chinese Hellcats
Jazz
DH & Chinese Hellcats (地狱猫)are a fun mix of swing, jazz, and pop that gets everyone's toes tapping。
Diana Liu
Jazz, Blues (Malaysia)
Diana is a singer/songwriter from Malaysia known for her soulful, smoky voice and jazzy melodies.
Dress Code
Jazz
Dress Code is a French jazz quintet from Paris.
Electric Barbarian
Jazz
Electric Barbarian is the band that Floris Vermeulen initiated in 2000. For a decade they perform their unique mix of high speed live drum’n bass and jazz improvisation.
Elva & Lemon Trio
Jazz
In the year 2008, Elva grouped up with Pierre Brahin(guitar), Nie Bing(drum), Lee(bass). They are now Elva & Lemon trio.
Eyal Maoz
Jazz (USA)
Bandleader, solo performer and composer Eyal Maoz leads a number of original music ensembles including Edom, Dimyon, and Crazy Slavic Band.
Falb Fiction
Jazz (Austria)
Falb Fiction is an Austrian four-piece jazz group.
Feldermelder
Jazz, Electronic (USA)
Feldermelder is Manuel Oberholzer (aka Feldermedler). As a young teenager he made his initial efforts on a Amiga 500. The discipline and focus that was needed to work on trackers still lives on in his creative beats and arrangements.
Frank Segen Quartet
Jazz
Frank Segen Quartet was found in 2006, performing all kinds of music from bebop to jazz.
Gatecrash
Jazz
Gatecrash is an electronic jazz quartet headed by trumpet player Eric Vloeimans from the Netherlands.
GrandKey
Jazz, Folk (Japan)
GrandKey is an endearing Japanese duo which plays folk-infused jazz
Honda Masato Quartet
Jazz (Japan)
The Honda Masato Quartet is made up of some of Japan's freshest and talented jazz outputs.
Hot Club of Beijing
Jazz, Swing
Hot Club of Beijing (北京热浪俱乐部) is a four-piece swing/jazz group.
Ibrahim Electric
Jazz
IBRAHIM ELECTRIC has within the last couple of years been one of the most popular European jazz groups.
jaja
Jazz
jaja is an outstanding jazz/pop group from Japan which has built a large following.
Jen Shyu
Jazz
Jen Shyu is a jazz singer, performing with a U.S. band in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Taiwanese dialect and Mandarin.
Jess Meider
Jazz
Born & raised in a countryside small town, music was a big part of Jess Meider's early childhood.
Joe Zhu
Jazz, Blues, Rock
Joe Zhu (朱家明) is an accomplished jazz guitarist who has worked with the likes of Tommy Emmanuel and more.
Justin Sebastian
Jazz
Justin Sebastian studied jazz-trumpet at Folkwanghochschule in Essen.
Kamila
Jazz, Funk
Kamila is a Canadian song writer/bossa nova singer.
Katrine Madsen
Jazz (Denmark)
Katrine Madsen (born 1972 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish jazz singer.
Kirsti Huke Quartet
Jazz (Norway)
Kirsti Huke Quartet came together in 2006, from Norway. The band has released two albums; «Deloo» in 2007 and «Kirsti Huke» in 2009.
Kristian Mondrup
Jazz (Expat)
At the age of five Kristian Mondrup started studying piano, and switched to playing drums at the age of 7.
Lara Bello Jazz Band
Jazz (Spain)
Singer-songwriter Lara Bello has a voice and musical personality that enables her to move effortlessly between cultures.
Li Gaoyang Trio
Jazz
Li Gaoyang Trio is an East Coast jazz band mainly playing Bebop and HardBop.
Li Tieqiao
Jazz
Li Tieqiao (李铁桥) is a Chinese composer, saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist and curator based in Beijing.
Li Xiaochuan
Jazz, Blues
Li Xiaochuan (李晓川) is a jazz and blues trumpet player, composer, and educator.
Li Zenghui
Jazz
Li Zenghui (李增辉) is the most promising star in China’s free music/avant-jazz realm.
Liu Yue
Jazz
Liu Yue (刘玥) is one of Beijing's best jazz bassists and jazz guitarists, having previously been one of Cui Jian's bassists.
Los Amigos
Jazz, Latin
Founded in 2009 in Beijing by Song Liang, Los Amigos is a Latin jazz quintet.
Mademoiselle et son Orchestre
Jazz
Mademoiselle et son Orchestre is a six peice Beijing based gypsy jazz band.
Malika & Her Band
Jazz
Malika and her band is composed of a group of six gypsy jazz musicians.
Matthieu Ha
Jazz (France)
Born in Paris in 1973, Matthieu Ha started his musical adventures after finished his studies in 1994.
Maxine Zhan
Jazz
Maxine Zhan (詹小栎) is a jazz singer, originally from Qingdao but classically trained overseas.
Mr Miss
Jazz
Mr Miss is a jazz duo with one male and one female member.
MTDM
Jazz
MTDM (没腿的吗) is considered a tribute to the pioneers
Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet
Jazz, Rock
Nathaniel Gao Jazz Quartet professes to be one of the best Jazz bands with the highest standard in China.
No Name Trio
Jazz
No Name (无名乐队) is an international group, based in Beijing, China, specializing in swinging French sounds from long ago.
Oy Rempong
Jazz, Electronic (Ghana)
Her first holler was heard in Bolgatanga, Ghana in 1978. Ever since, Oy (aka Joy Frempong) has moved around in space and sound, and taken part in many different musical entities.
Parallax
Jazz
Parallax (视差) is a four-piece jazz troupe from Norway
Pekka Pylkkanen
Jazz
Mainly a jazz musician, Pekka Pylkkanen has spent many years on his career, traveling the world to show his unique brand of music.
Peter Brötzmann
Jazz (Germany)
Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German artist and free jazz saxophonist and clarinetist and among the most important European free jazz musicians. His rough, lyrical timbre is easily recognized on his many recordings.
Puerto Candelaria
Jazz (Columbia)
PUERTO CANDELARIA is an innovative and daring Colombian jazz group that emerged in 2000 at the initiative of the young pianist and teacher of composition at the University Eafit, Juan Diego “Juancho” Valencia.
Ronin
Jazz
The ZEN-FUNK quintet RONIN was founded in 2001.
Roussel Olivier Duet
Jazz (Expat)
This duet, with only Olivier's compositions, propose a modern jazz.
Ryan Kisor & Willie Jones
Jazz
Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra trumpeter Ryan Kisor and drummer Willie Jones III are both consummate artists known for their rare musical and technical ability.
Salty Candy
Jazz
Salty Candy (咸糖) is a 5 pieces Jazz group, plays both traditional Jazz and contemporary Jazz music.
Sapporo Junior Jazz Troupe
Jazz
Sapporo Junior Jazz Troupe is among the best in the international community and has very high performance standards.
Sofia Jannok
Jazz
Sofia Jannok is a Swedish Sami singer from Gällivare, Sweden. She mainly sings in Sami and does yoiking.
Sohojazz
Jazz
Sohojazz is a classic jazz group playing a mixture of standard and modern jazz standards.
Terry Hsieh Collective
Jazz
The Terry Hsieh Collective is a jazz troupe from Oberlin, Ohio.
The Cangelosi Cards
Jazz
The Cangelosi Cards are one of New York City’s most well-known old-time jazz bands.
The Core
Jazz
The Core is, quite simply, one of Norway's most energetic jazz bands
The Drops
Jazz, Fusion (France)
The Drops are a French fusion jazz troupe.
The Zac Courtney Sax Trio
Jazz (Expat)
Zac Courtney and his friends make up a kickass original sax trio that play around Beijing.
Trio B
Jazz
Pierre Brahin Trio's style, including Funk Jazz, Bossa Nova. You'll hear Miles Davis, Jogn Coltrane, Stevie Wonder's music.
Trip In
Jazz
Trip In is the story of a meeting between a saxophonist and a slammer around the same passion: jazz.
Trouble Bus
Jazz
Trouble Bus is a three-piece folk indie jazz group.
Wang Chenhuai
Jazz, Fusion
Wang Chenhuai is a jazz trio who likes to mix things up.
Zhang Ying (Sondia)
Jazz
Zhang Ying (Sondia; 张盈) is a jazz singer with her own group backing her.
Blue Head Sextet
Rock, Jazz, Fusion
Blue Head Sextet (蓝头六重奏) was formed in 2010 by six members passionate about their music.
Chang Jing
Folk, Jazz
Chang Jing (常静) is one of the best guzheng (Chinese zither) players of her generation, and one of the only artists taking the instrument in new directions, beyond the confines of its traditions.
DJ Spooky
Reggae, Jazz (USA)
Paul D. Miller aka DJ SPOOKY aka That Subliminal Kid is a composer, multimedia artist and writer.
Fernando Fidanza Ensemble
Folk, Jazz, Latin
Fernando Fidanza performs Italian folk music mixed with Latin, jazz, funk, blues, lounge.
Mya Audrey
Pop, Jazz (Switzerland)
Mya Audrey is a pop/jazz singer and pianist from Switzerland.
O.N.E. Band
Ska, Jazz
The O.N.E Band (玩伴), founded in autumn 2010, consists of five professional musicians.
Tha KnutZ
Fusion, Jazz, Hip-hop
Tha KnutZ are a jazz, hip-hop, R&B fusion group.
South Park
Hard Rock, Metal, Jazz
South Park (南方公园) was formed at the Kang Bosi canteen at Peking University in March 2010.
The Little Handsome
Folk, Bluegrass, Jazz (Expat)
The Little Handsome is an expat group from Beijing that produces innovative acoustic music with roots in bluegrass, folk and jazz.

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