The event is created by a partnership of Neapolitan Music, Jazz FM and Ingenious Media Entertainment who have appointed Serious, producers of the London Jazz Festival and numerous jazz tours, as programme consultants. The first names to be announced are Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Branford Marsalis Quartet (pictured above), Marcus Miller, Neil Cowley Trio, Soweto Kinch, Zara McFarlane and Phantom Limb with more names to be announced shortly.

Richard Wheatly, chief executive of Jazz FM, said: “Jazz FM is delighted to be supporting the Love Supreme Jazz Festival, we are confident that it will be a warmly welcomed newcomer to the UK’s great Festival scene. We are all delighted to be working with the highly experienced team at Serious, whose impressive track record in programming jazz events will help us achieve our ambition that Love Supreme becomes known as one of Europe’s leading jazz festivals.”

– Jon Newey