Tag: Blue Note Beijing
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Celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis
The nonchalant bassline of “So What” sauntered out of the gate, initiating a call-and-response with the horns, and the Blue Note China Jazz Orchestra leaned into the opening notes of a Miles Davis centennial tribute in Beijing. The sixteen-piece ensemble – four trumpets, three trombones, five saxophones, a pianist, guitarist, bassist, and drummer – was Read more
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Nieve Connects with Clichés
“A sold-out rap concert in Beijing, by an American rapper I’ve never heard of?” I snagged an extra ticket to find out what the hype was about. The floor of the Blue Note had been cleared of its usual dining tables for standing room only. Young people pressed together from the stage to the back Read more