At 25, Jazz Is Growing up Fast in Beijing | the Beijinger

At 25, Jazz Is Growing up Fast in Beijing | the Beijinger: “Play ‘City of Stars!’” a smiling Chinese man hollers from the back of The Bricks, the Sanlitun jazz club resembling Seb’s from the film La La Land. The request reflects Beijing’s growing fascination with American jazz, as China approaches the 100th anniversary of the music genre’s arrival in Shanghai.