The 2011 JZ Festival was held in the Expo Park over the course of two days. Tower of Power, Roy Ayers, Jazzanova Live, Jojo Mayer & Nerve, Tiger Huang, Li Jian, and Olivia Ong were part of the 70 bands and musicians to perform at the festival.
McCoy Tyner, Erik Truffaz Quartet, Kenny Garrett Quartet, Take 6, and John Pizzarelli were the five world-class jazz groups to perform at the Shanghai Centre Theatre over the course of 5 days. This gave audience members a chance of witnessing jazz performances never seen before in China!