Love Supreme Jazz Festival

Love Supreme Jazz Festival
Status Active
Genre Music festival
Frequency Annual (1st weekend of July)
Venue Glynde Place
Location(s) Glynde, East Sussex
Country England
Inaugurated 2013 (2013)
Founder Ciro Romano
Attendance 40,000[1]
Organised by Neapolitan Music
Website lovesupremefestival.com

The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is a three-day music festival held annually on the first weekend of July in Glynde Place, Glynde, East Sussex. It was established in 2013 and named after the John Coltrane album A Love Supreme. It is widely regarded as one of the top jazz festivals in Europe,[2] but includes a spectrum of musical styles adjacent to jazz, such as funk, soul and blues.[3]

The festival is presented by UK digital radio station Jazz FM and is planned and produced by Neapolitan Music, Ingenious Media and Serious.[4][5] Love Supreme includes of five stages: Main Stage, Big Top, Arena, Bandstand, and Bands & Voices. Since its launch in 2013, the festival has hosted artists such as Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, Laura Mvula, Hugh Maskela, Nile Rodgers, Esperanza Spalding, Brad Mehldau, Robert Glasper, Gregory Porter and Pharoah Sanders, along with up-and-coming jazz artists.[6][7]

In 2018, a warm-up event was held at The Roundhouse in Camden, London.[8][9]

History

George Clinton's Parliament/Funkadelic performing at the 2018 Love Supreme Jazz Festival.

2013

The first Love Supreme Jazz Festival was held in Glynde Place, in East Sussex.[10] The festival site opened on the Friday 5 July 2013 with local bands playing followed by the return of Jazz FM club night Funky Sensation, with presenters Chris Philips, Pru Fiddy, John Osborne and Jeff Young DJed. [11] On Saturday 6 July, winner of the Discovery competition Anoushka Lucas opened the main stage. [11] This was followed by performances from Charles Bradley, Michael Kiwanuka, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers before headliner Bryan Ferry and The Bryan Ferry Orchestra. [12] Elsewhere on site, Robert Glasper Experiment, Snarky Puppy, Marcus Miller, Courtney Pine, Zara MacFarlane, Portico Quartet and Kairos 4Tet. On Sunday, the event was headlined by Jools Holland, in the day performances were put on Brand New Heavies, Esperanza Spalding, Gregory Porter, Soweto Kinch, Melody Gardot, Roller Trio, Neil Cowley Trio and Terence Blanchard. [12] As well as the Main Stage, Arena and Big Top, the Festival hosted a Bandstand curated by Verdict Jazz Brighton where local bands performed. [11][13][14][15][16][17]

2014

The second Love Supreme Jazz Festival opened on Friday 4 July with local bands such as King Porter Stomp and The Studio 9 Orchestra followed by the return of Jazz FM club night Funky Sensation led by presenters Nigel Williams, Paul Clark, John Osborne, Chris Philips, Jeff Young and Pru Fiddy. Saturday 6 July bought the opening of the main stage with Natalie Williams’ Soul Family followed by performances from Snarky Puppy, Incognito, Laura Mvula, Earth, Wind & Fire Experience (featuring Al Mckay) 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. As well as the Main Stage and Big Top, The Arena, Late Club Nights, Matua Sessions and the Cocoface Bandstand all presented live music and DJ’s throughout the weekend. 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. Both days featured performances from the NEON SAINTS Brass Band who played outside Jazz FM's converted Airstream studio.

References

  1. ↑ Jenner, Colin (8 February 2018). "Sussex's Love Supreme Music Festival announces heavyweight line-up for 2018". Sussex Express. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. ↑ McCulloch, Adam (2016-04-20). "Top 10 jazz festivals in Europe". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. ↑ Jazz festival of the week: A Love Supreme Festival - Features - Art - The Independent
  4. ↑ Fordham, John. Music Review: Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde Place, East Sussex - Reviews - Music - The Independent
  5. ↑ LondonJazz: First Day of Love Supreme Jazz Festival
  6. ↑ "In 2018, jazz remains A Love Supreme". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  7. ↑ "Watch Ezra Collective celebrate the summer of their lives at Love Supreme - Notion Magazine". Notion Magazine. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  8. ↑ Lewis, John (2018-05-07). "Love Supreme at the Roundhouse review – adventurous, engaging minifest". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  9. ↑ "Review: Love Supreme At The Roundhouse". Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  10. ↑ About - Love Supreme
  11. 1 2 3 Jazz breaking news: Countdown to Love Supreme Jazz Festival
  12. 1 2 Line Up - Love Supreme - Love Supreme
  13. ↑ Love Supreme festival – review | Music | The Guardian
  14. ↑ LondonJazz: Festival Report: Love Supreme Festival Days 1 and 2
  15. ↑ Jazz breaking news: Love Supreme Triumphs with Hot Music and Weather - JazzWise Magazine
  16. ↑ Thousands enjoy jazz in the park at Love Supreme Festival in Glynde Place near Lewes (From The Argus)
  17. ↑ In photos: Love Supreme Festival at Glynde Place near Lewes (From The Argus)
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