1. History
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2. References

3. External links

The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is a three-day greenfield Jazz festival held annually on the first weekend of July in Glynde Place in the South Downs of East Sussex and is also a 1-day music festival held at The Roundhouse in Camden, London.^[2][3] It is the first festival of its kind in the UK and is widely regarded as one of the top jazz festivals in Europe.^[4] It also includes a spectrum of musical styles adjacent to jazz, such as funk, soul, blues and hip-hop.^[5] Love Supreme comprises five stages: The Main Stage, which focuses on broader styles of R&B, Funk, Soul and Blues; The Big Top, which plays host to the biggest names in Jazz and its neighbouring styles; The Arena, which hosts contemporary and progressive acts in the jazz sphere and The Bandstand, which hosts up and coming acts as well as local performers. The latest addition is Bands & Voices, which showcases a range of spoken word, dance and cabaret.

Since its launch in 2013, the festival has hosted artists such as South African visionary, the late Hugh Masekela, Herbie Hancock, Earth, Wind and Fire, Grace Jones, Van Morrison, Laura Mvula, Jamie Cullum, George Benson, Steve Winwood, Nile Rodgers, Esperanza Spalding, Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, Robert Glasper, Gregory Porter, Lianne Las Havas, Tom Misch, Mavis Staples, Pharoah Sanders and many others. Love Supreme has also been a crucial platform for younger and less established acts to develop their audiences, especially new jazz acts.^[6][7]

Love Supreme is produced by Neapolitan Music and U-Live, and was founded by former lawyer and record executive Ciro Romano.^[8][9]

History

2018

The most recent edition of Love Supreme was also the largest audience to date, with 45,000 attending across the weekend. Earth Wind and Fire and Elvis Costello headlined the Main Stage on the Saturday and Sunday, with George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Tom Misch, Level 42 and Mr Jukes also performing. The Big Top had legendary artists Mavis Staples, Steve Winwood, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Zakir Hussain and Tony Allen all performing across the weekend. Nubya Garcia and Ezra Collective returned to the festival in the Arena stage which was headlined by Portico Quartet and Moonchild.^[10]

2017

In 2017 the first ever completely sold out Love Supreme was held from the 29th June - 2 July. The Main Stage headliners were The Jacksons on Saturday and Gregory Porter closing the festival on the Sunday as part of a line up that included Nao, Corinne Bailey Rae, George Benson, Kamasi Washington and St Paul & The Broken Bones. The Big Top saw Herbie Hancock and Robert Glasper Experiment headline with Laura Mvula, Christian Scott, Shabaka and The Ancestors, BadBadNotGood and Mica Paris across the weekend. The Arena line up included Sons of Kemet, Yussef Kamaal, Nubiyan Twist and Blue Lab Beats - headlined by The Comet is Coming and Jordan Rakei.^[11]

2016

In 2016 the festival was opened as usual on the Friday by several new bands in the Arena, one of which was Ezra Collective. Grace Jones headlined the Main Stage on Saturday after performances by Lianne La Havas and Ibrahim Maalouf. Sunday's Main Stage program featured Kelis, Average White Band and Caro Emerald, headlined by Burt Bacharach. Esperanza Spalding, St Germain, Scofield Mehldau Guiliana, Melody Gardot and Kamasi Washington all played across the weekend in the Big Top. The Arena saw Mahalia, Swindle, Jacob Collier, Kandace Springs, Binker & Moses perform and Gilles Peterson close the tent on the Saturday night.^[12]

2015

The 2015 edition of Love Supreme was held between the 3rd - 5 July and saw legendary vocalist Chaka Khan headline the Main Stage on the Saturday night. Rag N’ Bone Man, a year from his first hit single, opened the main stage followed by Omar and Neneh Cherry. Van Morrison ended the festival for 2015 headlining the Main Stage on the Sunday night with Candi Staton and Lisa Stansfield preceding him. The Big Top stage saw jazz heroes Terence Blanchard, Jason Moran, Joshua Redman and Hugh Masekela play across the weekend. The Bandstand showcased future stars in the groups Vels Trio and Nerija from the Tomorrow's Warriors program.^[13]

2014

The second Love Supreme Jazz Festival began on Friday 4 July. The Main Stage opened on Saturday with Natalie Williams’ Soul Family followed by performances from Snarky Puppy, Incognito, Laura Mvula and headliner Jamie Cullum. Elsewhere in the festival, the Big Top stage, sponsored by Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, played host to acts such as John Scofield Überjam, Dave Holland’s Prism, Lalah Hathaway and Derrick Hodge. On Sunday 6 July the festival was headlined by De La Soul, with performances from Soul II Soul, Gregory Porter, Courtney Pine, Alice Russell, Christian McBride Trio and Polar Bear throughout the day.^[14]

2013

The first Love Supreme Jazz Festival was held between the weekend of 5–7 July. The festival site opened on the Friday with local bands playing followed by the return of club night Funky Sensation. On Saturday 6 July the Main Stage featured performances from Charles Bradley, Michael Kiwanuka, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers before headliner Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra. ^[3] Elsewhere on site, Robert Glasper Experiment, Snarky Puppy, Marcus Miller, Courtney Pine, Zara MacFarlane, Portico Quartet and Kairos 4Tet all played. On Sunday, the event was headlined by Jools Holland and throughout the day there were performances by Brand New Heavies, Esperanza Spalding, Gregory Porter, Soweto Kinch, Melody Gardot, Roller Trio, Neil Cowley Trio and Terence Blanchard.^{[15][16][17][18][19][20]}

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