Shanghai jazz Orchestra (SJO) is the first music performance group in shanghai, which is privately funded. There are two styles of performance: Big Band and Combo. The Big Band contains 17 musicians; and Combo can be combined freely from 4 musicians according to request.

SJO held a successful New Year’s Jazz Concert as it’s first performance in 2006. ...The international channel of CCTV reported a special program for this concert. On April 9th, 2006, SJO held a special concert for 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth at Shanghai Concert Hall —— Jazzy Mozart. The highlight is to play those classical pieces of Mozart’s by Jazz Big Band. It’s the first try even in the world. Shanghai Oriental TV Station and Radio Station broadcast the concert live. In June, China Government Website expressed the news regarding SJO’s series music promotion concerts.

Now, SJO is working on a Jazz musical, which is about the history of Shanghai in 100 years. Hope it will be performed during the World Expo in 2010.