2018 Soul Music Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss
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It’s that time of year again when the warm weather starts to roll in and the music festival season starts to heat up. If you’re a fan of soul music, then you’ll definitely want to check out one (or all!) of these 2018 festivals. From the East Coast to the West Coast, there’s sure to be a soul music festival near you. So dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to groove!
Essence Music Festival
The Essence Music Festival is one of the largest and most popular soul music festivals in the United States. It is held annually in New Orleans and features a wide range of soul, R&B, and hip-hop artists. The festival is a great way to experience the best of the genre and to see some of your favorite artists live.
Location
The Essence Music Festival is an annual music festival organized by Essence Magazine. The festival is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana and features a lineup of R&B, soul, hip hop and gospel artists.
Dates
The Essence Music Festival will take place from July 5th-8th in New Orleans, LA. This year’s lineup includes headliners like Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, and Missy Elliott, as well as a wide range of other talented performers. Don’t miss your chance to experience this incredible event!
Headliners
This year’s Essence Music Festival will feature performances by some of the biggest names in R&B, Hip Hop, and Soul.
The lineup includes headliners like Janet Jackson, Gladys Knight, and Snoop Dogg. Other artists performing include Jill Scott, Khalid, Queen Latifah, and Missy Elliott.
Fans can also enjoy a variety of food options, vendors, and activities at the festival. The Essence Music Festival is truly a celebration of Black culture and music.
Love Supreme Jazz Festival
One of the world’s most popular and well-loved music genres, soul music originated in the African-American community in the mid-20th century. Today, soul music is enjoyed by people of all ages and cultures around the world. If you’re a fan of soul music, be sure to check out these three soul music festivals happening in 2018.
Location
The Love Supreme Jazz Festival is located in the heart of Brighton, on the beautiful South Coast of England. The city is renowned for its music scene and its vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere. The festival takes place in several venues across the city, including the Brighton Dome, the Brighton Centre and the Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
Dates
This year’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival will take place from July 6-8, 2018 at Glynde Place in East Sussex, England. The lineup has not been announced yet, but previous years’ performers have included Gregory Porter, Kamasi Washington, and Snoop Dogg.
Headliners
This year’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival boasts an incredible lineup of soulful artists, including headliners D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill, and Anderson .Paak. The three-day festival will take place from July 6-8 at Glynde Place in East Sussex, England.
Other notable acts include The Internet, Kamasi Washington, Mavis Staples, Jill Scott, and so many more. With such a diverse range of artists, there’s sure to be something for everyone at this year’s Love Supreme Jazz Festival.
This is just one of the many soul music festivals taking place in 2018. If you’re a fan of soul music, be sure to check out some of the others on this list.
Newport Jazz Festival
The Newport Jazz Festival is one of the most well-known and respected jazz festivals in the world. It takes place every summer in Newport, Rhode Island and features some of the biggest names in jazz. If you’re a fan of jazz, this is one festival you don’t want to miss.
Location
The Newport Jazz Festival is an American jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. The festival was founded in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard and her husband, Louis Lorillard, with producer George Wein. It was originally called the “Newport Jazz Festival”, but the name was shortened to “Newport Jazz Festival” in 1960. Wein has been credited with co-founding much of early jazz festival infrastructure; he is also credited with naming the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The three-day event features multiple stages of live music performing a wide range of jazz styles, including traditional jazz, swing, bebop, hard bop, post-bop, soul jazz, avant-garde jazz, and fusion. From its inception to 2010 it was held at Fort Adams State Park; since then it has been held (since 2011) at nearby Aquidneck Island’s Fort Adams’ neighboring park, the International Tennis Hall of Fame grounds (which were converted into a temporary concert venue for the event). Among frequent performers chosen for the honor of opening the festival were such artists as Miles Davis (1959), Ernestine Anderson (1972), Bent Fabricius-Bjerre (1977), Dizzy Gillespie (1979), Tony Bennett & Count Basie Orchestra (1980), Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass (1981 ), Sarah Vaughan (1982 ), B.B. King & Etta James (1983 ), Lionel Hampton & Illinois Jacquet (1984 ), Miles Davis Quintet + Gil Evans Orchestra featuring Quincy Jones conducting(1985 ).
Dates
The Newport Jazz Festival is an American jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. The festival was founded in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard and her husband, Louis Lorillard, with producer George Wein. It was the first wide-scale jazz festival and has become one of the most important events in the jazz calendar, hosting many of the genre’s most famous musicians.
The 2018 edition of the Newport Jazz Festival will take place from August 2-5.
Headliners
The Newport Jazz Festival is an American jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. The festival was founded in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard and her husband, jazz impresario George Wein. It was the first widely advertised popular music concert and an important discontinuity between pre-rock and early rock concerts. The Newport Jazz Festival presented some of the greatest names in jazz on its stage. Miles Davis played there eight times between 1954 and 1960; Duke Ellington made seven appearances between 1955 and 1971; Louis Armstrong returned to Newport five times between 1957 and 1968; Billie Holiday performed six times between 1958 and 1959; Ella Fitzgerald appeared five times between 1959 and 1964; Thelonious Monk played at Newport four times between 1963 and 1966. As of 2012, the festival takes place every year during the last week of July at Fort Adams State Park on Yorke Island in Newport Harbor.
Detroit Jazz Festival
One of the most popular music festivals in the world, the Detroit Jazz Festival features over 100 performances on seven stages throughout the city. The festival attracts jazz fans from all over the world and features a wide range of music from traditional to contemporary.
Location
In its 46th year, the Detroit Jazz Festival is one of the world’s renowned jazz music festivals. It is held every Labor Day weekend in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Over the course of four days, more than 100 performances by some of the genre’s greatest musicians take place on seven stages throughout the city.
Dates
The Detroit Jazz Festival takes place over Labor Day weekend each year. The 2018 festival will run from August 31st to September 3rd.
Headliners
The Detroit Jazz Festival is one of the most highly acclaimed jazz festivals in the world, and this year’s lineup does not disappoint. With headliners like Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, and Diana Ross, this year’s festival is sure to be a soulful good time. If you’re looking for a 2018 soul music festival to add to your calendar, look no further than Detroit!
Chicago Jazz Festival
Are you a fan of Jazz music? If you are, then you won’t want to miss the Chicago Jazz Festival. This festival takes place every year in downtown Chicago and it is one of the largest Jazz festivals in the world. Over 500,000 people attend this festival every year, so it is definitely worth checking out.
Location
The Chicago Jazz Festival is an annual music festival held in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is the largest free jazz festival in the world and is one of Chicago’s most popular summer events. The four-day festival takes place in Millennium Park and features more than 100 jazz performances on eight stages.
Dates
The Chicago Jazz Festival is always held the last week of August and is always free. This year’s lineup hasn’t been announced yet, but past performers have included Ramsey Lewis, Kurt Elling, Joshua Redman, and Orbert Davis.
Headliners
The 2018 Chicago Jazz Festival lineup features some of the biggest names in the genre, including:
-Mavis Staples
-Herbie Hancock
-Kamasi Washington
-Patti Austin
-Dianne Reeves
-Ravi Coltrane
-Steve Coleman and Five Elements
-Orbert Davis’ Chicago Jazz Philharmonic Orchestra
-Vijay Iyer Sextet
