Nightlife & Activities

The Hormones Album Release Tour in Beijing

Date: April 14－8:30 pm

Venue: Yugong Yishan

Leading up to the release of their debut album, Beckon, The Hormones wrap up a 20-day China tour with the last day in Beijing. These four ladies from Chengdu are making waves in the country's postpunk scene and have only matured since their founding in 2011, recently working to hone their craft with Tim DeWit, former producer and drummer of New York's Gang Gang Dance (who also happens to be on the bill). Expect a renewed focus and songs that are sultry and melancholic as much as they are barbed and fraught when they touch down in the capital.

Two Americans

Date: April 20－7:30 pm

Venue: He Luting Concert Hall,

Shanghai Conservatory of Music George Gershwin was one of the most significant American composers of the 20th century, known for popular stage and screen numbers as well as classical compositions. Leroy Anderson, America's preeminent composer of light concert music, wrote such lively and evocative Pops orchestral favorites as "Sleigh Ride", "The Syncopated Clock" and "Blue Tango". His music captures the imagination of millions of people around the world with its memorable, optimistic melodies and impeccably crafted orchestrations.

Journeys

Date: April 19－9 pm

Venue: JZ Club

Journeys are six Swiss professional musicians who have delighted a wide range of concert and radio audiences with their funky Smooth-Jazz-Fusion compositions across Europe and North America for more than 15 years. Their current, third studio album "Transit", was released in March 2017.

Nova Shanghai Presents Harvey McKay

Date: April 20－10:30 pm

Venue: Arkham

Nova is a monthly premium techno club event series featuring top notch international headliners and the best of local talent in Shanghai. With 3 Beatport Techno No 1's to date and 9 top 10 releases, Drumcode artist Harvey McKay from Glasgow has worked with some of the biggest labels in techno, having released on Drumcode, Bedrock, Soma, Cocoon, Saved, Suara and Intec. Harvey McKay has created a distinctive style with a name that is synonymous with driving, soulful techno. He has worked his way into the Drumcode stable with three top ten EPs and has gained support across the globe as one of the hottest techno producers around.

The Music of Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie Bruce Harris Quintet

Date: April 14-15－7 pm/9:30 pm

Venue: Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai

Bruce Harris's affinity for Jazz music began as a child listening to his grandfather play the alto sax in his family's south Bronx apartment. After viewing Spike Lee's Mo' Better Blues, Bruce's intrigue with the trumpet grew and his relationship with his instrument has been star-crossed since. The influences of Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, and Dizzy Gillespie weighed heavily as Bruce learned the fundamentals of jazz. As a junior in high school, Bruce was honored to perform in the "Essentially Ellington" jazz band competition sharing the stage with his friend and mentor, Wynton Marsalis. Bruce fortified his studies by training his ear on the piano and by graduation he had been selected to join the National Grammy High School Jazz Band.

Longines Global Champions Tour of Shanghai 2018

Date: April 20-22－10 am

Venue: South of China Art Museum

The Longines Global Champions Tour is the world's premier show jumping series, bringing together the top ranked athletes in the world to compete in prestigious locations for unprecedented prize money. Revolutionary in the sport, the LGCT of Shanghai is in its fifth year running, breaking records by being one of the first major equestrian events in the heart of China, and bringing top sport to new audiences. Now highly respected as one of the most prolific social and sporting events on the calendar, the Shanghai leg of the Championship will welcome the world's best horses and riders as they battle it out for the prestigious top spot in their season long campaign for the coveted LGCT Champion of Champions title.