Love Supreme, Europe’s largest outdoor jazz festival, will return next year to the familiar surroundings of Glynde Place in East Sussex for what will be its 13th annual edition. And today it has announced the first wave of acts who will be appearing at this event.
For the first time in its history, Love Supreme will feature three full days of main stage programming and Ezra Collective are confirmed as the the Friday night headliners 10 years after first playing the festival. The Brit Award and Mercury Prize-winning band will also curate the opening day line-up under the banner Temple Of Joy.
Following his having sold-out four nights at Brixton Academy in London, multi-award-winning British rapper and songwriter Loyle Carner will headline Saturday night at Love Supreme.
In addition to the headline acts, Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2026 will present an extensive line-up of international and UK-based talent including 5x Grammy-winning vocalist Samara Joy, a joint show from legendary Motown vocal groups The Temptations & The Four Tops, UK-based US soul powerhouse Jalen Ngonda, visionary US bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding, fast-rising blues star D.K. Harrell, NY-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Carrtoons ,and husband and wife soul duo The War and Treaty. The first artists confirmed to perform as part of Ezra Collective’s Temple Of Joy are London Afrobeat collective Kokoroko, double MOBO Award-winning drummer Moses Boyd, influential UK DJ Luke Una, and Mississippi soul group Annie & The Caldwells whose debut album was hailed by The Guardian as “a gospel masterpiece.”
Love Supreme will once again feature an array of festival experiences including wellness and yoga sessions, a dedicated Kids area, the Supremium VIP area, and the Jazz Lounge with artist interviews, talks, and screenings. The Bands & Voices and Blue In Green areas will also offer cabaret, spoken word, swing dance lessons, and late-night performances in the woods.
More acts – including Sunday’s headliner – will be announced in due course.
