Kamasi Washington and Miles Mosley bring West Coast heat to Love Supreme
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Los Angeles tenor titan Kamsi Washington, double bass dude Miles Mosley & The West Coast Get Down and fast rising UK altoist Camilla George's Quartet are among the latest additions to the Love Supreme Jazz Festival's fifth and strongest line-up to date that runs from 30 June to 2 July.
Set in the bucolic surroundings of the South Downs in Glynde, East Sussex the festival now also includes acid jazzers D'Influence, acclaimed soul-jazz diva Mica Paris' Sings Ella Fitzgerald set and rising star singer Poppy Ajudha (pictured top right) who also channels Ella and spaced-out Alice Coltrane-style jazz vocals. Fresh-faced newcomers appearing include folk-jazz influenced singer/instrumentalist Becca Stevens, horn-laden groovers Nubiyan Twist, edgy electronica jazz duo Blue Lab Beats and soul-jazz vocal trio LaSharVu, while large brass and latin ensembles Kansas Smitty's House Band and La Mambanegra are sure to get crowds moving.
The final line-up for the festival, for which Jazzwise is media partner, is as follows:
Saturday 1 July: The Jacksons; Herbie Hancock; Corinne Bailey Rae; Nao; Bad Bad Not Good; Lee Fields & The Expressions; Michael Wollny Trio; Shabaka & the Ancestors; Clare Teal & Mini Big Band; Mammal Hands; Comet is Coming; Sons of Kemet; Ashley Henry Trio; Joey Negro DJ Set; D'Influence; Mica Paris Sings The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook; Poppy Ajudha; LaSharVu and Becca Stevens.
Sunday 2 July: Gregory Porter; George Benson; Laura Mvula; Robert Glasper Experiment; St Paul & The Broken Bones; Hot 8 Brass Band; Christian Scott; Kamasi Washington; Charenée Wade; Michael Janisch Paradigm Shift; Jordan Rakei; Yussef Kamaal Makaya McCraven; Miles Mosley & The West Coast Get Down; Nubiyan Twist; Kansas Smitty's House Band; Camilla George Quartet; La Mambanegra; Blue Lab Beats; Incognito vs. The Brand New Heavies DJ Set and Tru Thoughts Disco.
Full weekend and day tickets are available along with camping and glamping options via the festival website www.lovesupremefestival.com