Jazz Bars in Shanghai: Live Music & Upcoming Shows

Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai

4/F, 139 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Jiangxi Zhong Lu, Huangpu District

南京东路139号4楼, 近江西中路

Dark, intimate and chic jazz lounge set up in partnership with the famed New York institution, Jazz at Lincoln Center regularly rotates in two- to three-week...

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Huangpu

Heyday

50 Tai'an Lu, near Xingguo Lu, Xuhui District

泰安路50号, 近兴国路

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Located on the tranquil, tree-lined Tai'an Lu, Heyday is a small, intimate venue showcasing local jazz singers backed by an excellent house band. This place...

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JZ Club (Hengshan 8)

Watertower Plaza, 8 Hengshan Lu, near Wulumuqi Nan Lu, Xuhui District

衡山路8号水塔广场

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In its 3rd incarnation, JZ club has moved from Found 158 to new ish F&B hub Hengshan 8. It's open daily with performances by their house bands and visiting...

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Peace Hotel Jazz Bar

Fairmont Peace Hotel, 1/F, 20 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, Huangpu District

南京东路20号上海和平饭店1楼, 近中山东一路

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Known as one of the oldest bars in Shanghai, the Peace Hotel jazz bar was a hard-drinking, hard partying venue back in the 1920s, when the house jazz band...

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Huangpu

AURA Lounge

The Ritz-Carlton Pudong, 52/F, 8 Shiji Da Dao, near Lujiazui Huan Lu, Pudong District

世纪大道8号52楼, 近陆家嘴环路

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Located on the hotel's 52nd floor lobby level is the Aura Lounge & Jazz Bar. Contemporary decor with small Art Deco accents, and the art pieces pay homage to...

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Pudong

Time Passage

No. 183, Lane 1038 Huashan Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu, Changning District

华山路1038弄183号, 近复兴西路

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Hidden down a small street off of Huashan Lu, Time Passage (or Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow in Chinese) has somehow managed to stay open and running since...

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Sugar Blue Music Club

3/F, 582 Xinnan Lu, near Chunjiu Lu, Songjiang District

新南路582号3楼, 近春九路

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Located in Xinqiao Town in Songjiang District, Sugar Blue Music Club is an American cocktail bar / live house co-founded by blues harmonica artist Sugar...

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Black Note

2/F, 46 Changhua Lu, near Wuding Lu, Jing'an District

昌化路46号2楼, 近武定路

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A jazz loft above an unrelated bar (take the turquoise door on the right) on Changhua Lu. Black Note does two things well: dark, moody ambience and...

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Jing'an District