Love Supreme Jazz Festival
Since its launch in 2013, the festival has hosted artists such as Hugh Masekela, Herbie Hancock, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Earth, Wind and Fire, Grace Jones, Van Morrison, Gladys Knight, Laura Mvula, Jamie Cullum, The Cinematic Orchestra, George Benson, Chick Corea, Steve Winwood, Nile Rodgers, Louie Vega, Esperanza Spalding, Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, Robert Glasper, Mahalia, Gregory Porter, Lianne La Havas, Tom Misch, Mavis Staples, Pharoah Sanders and many others.
TLC, The Isley Brothers, Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes, Sister Sledge, Candi Staton, Nubya Garcia, Kokoroko, The Brand New Heavies, Cory Wong and MF Robots with more to be announced.
Before postponement the festival was due to host Anita Baker for her first UK show in 13 years as well as featuring performances from The Roots, TLC, The Isley Brothers and Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes amongst many others.
The Big Top hosted Chick Corea: Spanish Heart Band, Snarky Puppy, Kamaal Williams, Madeleine Peyroux and a special reinterpretation of Van Morrison’s ‘Astral Weeks’ by Orphy Robinson.
[9] Love Supreme 2018 saw Earth Wind and Fire and Elvis Costello headline 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 Mavis Staples, Steve Winwood, Pharoah Sanders, Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Zakir Hussain and Tony Allen performing across the weekend.
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.
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.
