US drum legend Roy Haynes and young British stars Portico Quartet will be among the acts performing at this year’s Brighton Festival, which runs from 1 May to 23 May.

Guest artistic director Brian Eno has chosen an eclectic range of artists for the festival’s musical line-up – from the realms of classical, electronic and world music as well as jazz.

Eighty-five-year-old Haynes, who has played with everyone from Lester Young and Charlie Parker onwards, appears on 18 May with The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band, featuring Jaleel Shaw on saxes, Martin Bejerano on piano and David Wong on bass.

Portico Quartet, nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2008, will be supporting Tunisian oud virtuoso Anouar Brahem on 4 May. Brahem, a star of the ECM stable since 1991, will be performing material from his latest album The Astounding Eyes of Rita with an international quartet.

Then on 16 May Polar Bear’s electronics shaman Leafcutter John will be joined on percussion by fellow DJ and producer Talvin Singh, for a performance in the Music Room of the Royal Pavilion. The programme of concerts takes place alongside dance, theatre and literary events.

– Edward Randell

For more go to www.brightonfestival.org