Jazzing up the music scene By Chen Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-16 12:19 Share CLOSE Xu Zhitong performs at Beijing Nine Gates International Jazz Music Festival in 2019.[Photo provided to China Daily] Venue hits the high notes as top performer pays homage to its influence in his career. East Shore Live Jazz Cafe is a popular venue dedicated, as the name suggests, to that brand of music. Located near Beijing's Houhai Lake, jazz fans come to the wood-paneled bar to enjoy musicians from home and abroad. As a teenager, Xu Zhitong went to the cafe every Thursday. He loved the atmosphere.