https://www.scmp.com/rss/500077/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It’s October 2021. Thousands of jazz fans mingle beside a world-famous lake in a city steeped in history as one of Europe’s premier music festivals bursts exuberantly into life after having been silenced by the coronavirus pandemic. The Montreux Jazz Festival is back – although not just in its traditional home, on the shores of Switzerland’s Lake Geneva, but also alongside West Lake, in Hangzhou. The famous event, whose past performers have included Nina Simone, BB King and Ella Fitzgerald, is... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3131075/famous-european-jazz-festival-coming-china-after-main?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3131075/famous-european-jazz-festival-coming-china-after-main?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Apr 2021 10:50:14 +0000 Like any good film, Crazy Rich Asians would be incomplete without its soundtrack. From ‘50s-era jazz and acoustic pop, to rap and tropical rock, the sheer diversity and energy of the music is matched only by the vibrant colors and dialogue it accompanies onscreen. But what really stands out in the film is Chinese-language jazz. Crazy Rich Asians director, Jon M. Chu, wanted to create the proper, vintage vibe during casting auditions. So actors would have heard Jasmine Chen’s original Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/culture/chinese-jazz-hot-again-thanks-crazy-rich-asians/article/3000128?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/chinese-jazz-hot-again-thanks-crazy-rich-asians/article/3000128?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Sep 2018 06:18:54 +0000