Burt Bacharach and Grace Jones head bill at Sussex jazz festival


The latest addition to the bill is acclaimed jazz-house producer St Germain who joins the likes of Burt Bacharach, Grace Jones, Lianne La Havas, Melody Gardot, Kamasi Washington, Gogo Penguin and many more at Glynde Place from July 1-3.
Other stars include Kelis, DJ Gilles Peterson and Esperanza Spalding.
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Hide AdThe festival will this year also play host to the Verve Jazz Lounge, which will celebrate 60 years of the iconic American jazz label with a range of talks, panel discussions, film screenings and exclusive performances. Renowned record store Rough Trade will also be on-site, hosting artist signings throughout the weekend.


The wealth of activities aimed at children includes the Higgidy Kids Green, a dedicated kids area featuring dance offs, bubble machine games and a hula hop workshop, a huge bouncy castle, swing dance lessons, a vintage funfair and early morning family yoga and swing classes. All family activities are included in the ticket price.
This year also sees the introduction of The Lazy Bird Kitchen, a long-table-style banqueting restaurant, which will work closely with local artisan producers to offer festival goers a high quality dining option.
Love Supreme 2016 takes place at Glynde Place and tickets are available from www.lovesupremefestival.com.
Weekend tickets start at ££110 and day tickets are £54.
The full line-up is as follows:
Grace Jones
Burt Bacharach
Melody Gardot
Lianne La Havas
Caro Emerald
Kelis
St Germain
Gilles Peterson
Kamasi Washington
Scofield Mehldau Guiliana
Average White Band
GoGo Penguin
Esperanza Spalding presents Emily’s D+ Evolution
Morcheeba
Erik Truffaz 4tet
Bernhoft
Kandace Springs
The Milk
Mahalia
Claire Martin & Ray Gelato
Avery Sunshine
The Correspondents
The Stanley Clarke Band
Cecile McLorin Salvant
Ibrahim Maalouf
Jacob Collier
Anthony Strong Quintet
Swindle
Riot Jazz Brass Band
Binker & Moses
Beats & Pieces Big Band
Liane Carroll
Native Dancer
Femi Temowo with Engines Orchestra
Partikel’s String Theory Quartet
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