(260503) -- BEIJING, May 3, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in May 2019 shows Grammy-winning drummer Steve Smith performing in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province.
The sixth Taihu Jazz Festival, hosted by China's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), kicked off here on Thursday night, which fell on International Jazz Day. The festival has brought together more than 330 jazz musicians from 11 countries and regions and will run through May 5, the last day of the May Day holiday.
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