Nérija, Louis Cole and Dhafer Youssef light up Love Supreme

The organisers of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival, which runs from 3 to 5 July, have confirmed a tranche new names for the wider jazz programme at what’s now become Europe’s biggest outdoor summer jazz event. Among the acts are several big London-based bands, such as septets KOKOROKO and Nérija, who share several members including sax star Nubya Garcia, who also plays her own festival set.

There are fresh Scottish jazz sounds too from fast-rising trio Strata and the award-winning Fergus McCreadie Trio. US talent added to the bill includes saxophonist Melissa Aldana, while hyper-talented LA drummer Louis Cole’s barnstorming Big Band should be a humour-laden highlight. Acclaimed New York-based trumpeter Avishai Cohen also brings his heavy-hitting ECM-signed project, Big Vicious, to the festival. 

Further names include Tunisian oud maestro Dhafer Youssef; a new project from drummer Yussef Dayes and guitarist/singer Tom Misch; Michael Janisch Band; Quentin Collins Sextet; Neue Grafik Ensemble; Yasmin Lacy; Greentea Peng; guitarist Rob Luft; Harold Lopéz Nussa; Snowboy and the Latin Section; Brand New Heavies; Mamas Gun; Georgia Cécile; Kathrin Windfeld Sextet; Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, zany US jazz-funk man Cory Wong and a Sunday night headline slot from iconic hip hop band The Roots.

These names join those already confirmed are revered saxophonist Charles Lloyd’s Kindred Spirits, latin-jazz keyboardist Sérgio Mendes and mainstage soul names such as Anita Baker, TLC, Sister Sledge, Candi Staton and The Isley Brothers. Jazzwise is festival media partner. 

For more info and tickets visit www.lovesupremefestival.com