Who have been your biggest influences as a vocalist? My biggest influences growing up definitely included Betty Carter, Dianne Reeves, Sarah Vaughan, Cassandra Wilson, Carmen McRae. Where did the idea come from to do an album of Gil Scott-Heron’s music? The idea came from Mark Ruffin. He had produced a Gil Scott-Heron record before, […]
How did you first get into music? “I was really interested in saxophone from quite a young age and I won a music competition when I was eleven and I got saxophone lessons and a saxophone. From then on I discovered Tomorrow’s Warriors, and particularly Gary Crosby. They really were the force behind getting […]
You can download our guide to Love Supreme 2017 here. The Love Supreme Festival has quickly become a well-known and popular jazz festival, the only outdoor jazz festival in the UK and is now sold out for the first time in its five year history. With a similar layout to last years festival, […]
The Love Supreme Festival now reaches its fifth year with big name jazz legends Herbie Hancock and George Benson topping a bill which also sees soul group The Jacksons and singer Corinne Bailey Rae performing on the Main Stage. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock became famous in the 1960s performing with Miles Davis, as […]
Love Supreme Festival Glynde Place, near Lewes Friday 1st July-Sunday 3rd July Friday evening began with a number of local bands performing at both the Bandstand and the Arena tent, with the unique sound of Leroy Horns’ Barnacles being well received along with the grooving Ezra Collective displaying their youthful virtuosity. If […]
As the nation descends into a period of what even the most jubilant Brexiters would have to acknowledge as extensive uncertainty, further polluted by an unwelcome residue of extremely bad feelings stirred up during the dishonest and divisive Referendum campaigns, it’s a relief to turn your weary gaze away from the news and realise […]
Don’t Miss This Cecile McLorin Salvant Saturday 13:30 Big Top Scofield Mehldau Guiliana Saturday 17:00 Big Top Avery*Sunshine Sunday 13:30 Main Stage Kamasi Washington Sunday 19:30 Big Top Friday 1st July Barnacles Leroy Horns leads this unique band comprising three saxophones, trombone and drums. Duende London based […]
As the Love Supreme Festival reaches its fourth successful year continuing with its mixture of soul-jazz and contemporary jazz, funded by corporate sponsors, there is some jazz for jazz fans, in the shape of American vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, saxophonist Kamasi Washington and the unique collaboration between John Scofield, Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana. […]
International Jazz Day (April 30th) will be celebrated in the host city of Washington D.C. with a special party at The Whitehouse presented by Barack and Michelle Obama. Special guests include Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding and a host of other top jazz names. Jazz at The Palmeira got off to […]
Eddie Myer in conversation with Barney Dufton from Neapolitan, the production team behind the Love Supreme Festival. SJM So… Love Supreme is a greenfield jazz festival… who conceived of this idea in the first place? BD The idea came from Ciro Romano who’s our festival director. He’s been involved in music for years […]