Jazz breaking news: Anoushka Lucas wins Love Supreme Jazz Fest Discovery competition
Monday, June 10, 2013
Brixton-based singer/pianist Anoushka Lucas (pictured left) has been announced as the winner of the Love Supreme Jazz Festival Discovery competition for unsigned artists.
She will bring her soulful vocals to the Arena Stage on 6 July, joining a line-up already brimming with British and international talent including Gregory Porter, Marcus Miller, Branford Marsalis, Esperanza Spalding, Melody Gardot, The Brand New Heavies and Soul Rebels. Four young female vocal stars of the London scene – Gwyneth Herbert, Zara Mcfarlane, Lucinda Belle and Andreya Triana – are also set to appear, alongside Kairos 4tet. Currently working on a new album with her band scheduled for release later this year, Lucas is set to play a sold-out gig at the Pizza Express Dean St jazz club on 17 June.
Pianist Neil Cowley, one of the competition judges, said: “I’m really pleased to see that Anoushka Lucas has won the public vote. This was a fierce competition featuring a plethora of incredible new bands and artists. She has a natural rich talent and was confident enough to just simply sing! She has beautiful tone to her voice and I’m already imagining seeing her perform at the Love Supreme Jazz Festival”
The festival programme also includes a stellar list of names that so far include the live premiere of Bryan Ferry's The Jazz Age album, Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Michael Kiwanuka, Courtney Pine, Soweto Kinch, Neil Cowley Trio and Naturally 7. The first green field jazz festival in the UK in years, and differs from other UK city-based jazz festivals, just one ticket to the Love Supreme Jazz Festival will give fans access to all of the music provided on all four stages: over 40 acts, three days, for one price. The event will feature international food stalls, family activities, camping and a wide range of core, crossover and cutting edge jazz artists to compliment the main stage headliners.
For more info and tickets go to www.lovesupremefestival.com