Jazz Stars Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Julian Lage Added To 2022 Love Supreme Festival Line-Up
Other stars also set to appear include Erykah Badu, Candi Staton, TLC and The Brand New Heavies.
Jazz stars Charles Lloyd, Julian Lage and Bill Frisell are among a host of star acts who have been added to the 2022 Love Supreme Jazz Festival which returns to Glynde Place in East Sussex from July 1 to 3 2022.
Amongst the names confirmed so far for the expansive 2022 line-up are neo-soul superstar Erykah Badu (performing her only UK show of 2022), one of the biggest-selling female R&B groups of all time TLC, US soul queen Candi Staton and disco legends Sister Sledge.
A heavyweight line-up of acts from the UK’s thriving jazz, R&B and soul scenes will include Tom Misch, Lianne La Havas, Ezra Collective, Franc Moody, The Brand New Heavies, Emma-Jean Thackray, Matthew Halsall, Nala Sinephro and Sarathy Korwar.
The leading lights of international jazz will also feature at Love Supreme in the form of Blue Note guitarist Julian Lage, the father of Ethio-jazz Mulatu Astatke and master US saxophonists Charles Lloyd, Gary Bartz and Rudresh Mahanthappa. Lloyd makes his debut at the festival with a band featuring guitarist Bill Frisell, Bartz will be teaming up with London six-piece Maisha to perform music from their acclaimed Night Dreamer Direct To Disc sessions, and Mahanthappa brings his incendiary fusion of western and Indian traditions More artists will be announced in due course including DJs, after show parties and cabaret.
Additional offerings at the festival will include a wellness and yoga area, secret swimming, organized hill walks across the South Downs, a host of activities aimed at children, the return of the long-table-style banqueting restaurant Lazy Bird Kitchen, the Supremium VIP area, which will offer a range of premium benefits plus the opportunity to watch exclusive artist performances, and the Jazz Lounge, which will present a range of artist interviews, talks, panel discussions and film screenings. The festival will also see the return of an expanded Bands & Voices area, which presents cabaret, spoken word and swing dance lessons, and nestled away in the woods the Blue In Green area presents live music and DJs late into the night.
Love Supreme 2022 full line-up to date:
Erykah Badu – UK Exclusive Performance
TLC
Tom Misch
Lianne La Havas
Ezra Collective
Sister Sledge
Charles Lloyd feat. Bill Frisell
Candi Staton
Mulatu Astatke
The Brand New Heavies
Franc Moody
Gary Bartz & Maisha
Matthew Halsall
Emma-Jean Thackray
Julian Lage
Nala Sinephro
MF Robots
Sarathy Korwar
Isaiah Sharkey
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Hero Trio
Soccer96
Bel Cobain
Georgia Cecile
Fergus McCreadie
Mamas Gun
Joe Stilgoe & The Entertainers
Michael Janisch
Ife Ogunjobi
Rob Luft
Graham Costello’s STRATA
Corto.alto
Matt Carmichael
Archipelago
