Jamie Cullum

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Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer-songwriter and radio presenter.

Although mainly a vocalist and pianist, he also plays on other instruments, including guitar and drums.

On BBC Radio 2, he has been presenting a weekly evening jazz show since April 2010.

Early life

In Jerusalem, his Jewish father, whose mother had managed to escape Nazi Germany, was born. His mother, whose father was Indian and mother Burmese, was born in Burma; when the Japanese invaded, the family left Burma and moved to Wales with his mother, who was five years old.

Cullum was born in Rochford, Essex, but he was raised in Hullavington, Wiltshire. He attended Grittleton House School until the age of 15, then Sheldon School in Chippenham. Contrary to some claims, he was not given a position at Oxford University; he read English Literature and Film Studies at the University of Reading, where he graduated with First Class Honours.

Personal life

On September 9, 2010, Cullum married former model Sophie Dahl in a private ceremony in Hampshire. They lived in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where Sophie's grandfather, Roald Dahl, lived for the second half of his life. Lyra, their daughter's second daughter, was born in 2013, and Margot was born in 2012.

A portrait of Cullum, a British artist Joe Simpson's painting, was on view across the United Kingdom, including a solo exhibition at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011.

On March 25, 2012, Cullum appeared on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs as the guest. Sufjan Stevens' favorites included The Lamb by John Tavener and "Concerning the UFO Sighting near Highland Illinois." Randy Newman's "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" was his favorite.

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Career

With just £480, Cullum released his first album, Heard It All Before. It was first released in 1999, but only 500 copies were made. The album's success earned him an invitation to appear on Geoff Gascoyne's album Songs of the Summer.

Cullum graduated from Reading University and released Pointless Nostalgic (2002), which piqued interest from broadcasters Michael Parkinson and Melvyn Bragg, which piqued curiosity from broadcasters Michael Parkinson and Melvyn Bragg.

Cullum made his first television appearance on Parkinson in April 2003, he and Universal won a £1 million deal for three albums, beating Sony in a bidding war. Twentysomething, Cullum's third studio album, was released in October 2003 and became the No. 1 in the world. A jazz artist's debut studio album in the United Kingdom. Cullum died in 2003 as the UK's top-selling jazz artist of all time.

Although Cullum is primarily a jazz guitarist, he appears in a variety of genres and is generally considered a "crossover" artist with his musical roots firmly grounded in jazz. Cullum draws inspiration from many different musicians and listens to a diverse mix of music, including Miles Davis.

In Cullum's concerts, a stomp box made from a small wooden block (not to be confused with an effect pedal for guitars). The box is used to amplify a musician's tapping foot. Cullum discovered this in Melbourne, Australia, and it's used to produce upbeat and fast-paced songs like "Seven Nation Army," originally by The White Stripes, and "Gold Digger," originally by Kanye West. He also uses a looping unit; this is also a key component in Massive Attack's "Seven Nation Army" and "Teardrop" in Cullum. At most gigs, Cullum beatboxes.

Cullum has performed by Massive Attack, Pharrell, Rihanna, Pussycat Dolls, Radiohead, Gnarls Barkley, Justin Timberlake, John Legend, Joy Division, Lady Gaga, and many others, as well as The White Stripes and Kanye West. He has appeared with Deltron 3030, Kylie Minogue, Suicide, Susabes, will.am, Burt Bacharach, and The Heritage Orchestra.

Cullum has appeared at many big music festivals, including Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (2006, 2009, and 2015), Montreux Jazz Festival (2004, 2009, and 2016), The Count Basie Orchestra, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, and the 2008 Montefo Jazz Festival. On Queensday in the Netherlands, Cullum entertained the largest audience.

Germany selected Roman Lob with "Standing Still," a Cullum-based composition, as their entry into the Eurovision Song Contest in February 2012.

Cullum appeared in a comedy sketch with Jimmy Carr and Daisy Lowe in October 2014 to raise the threat of testicular cancer in Channel 4's The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night.

Cullum appeared at The White House in Washington, D.C., on April 30th, 2016 as part of the International Jazz Day Global Concert.

In January 2017, Cullum appeared in The Halcyon, an ITV programmer.

Cullum's collection "Devil May Care" by Bob Dorough, "Well You Needn't," Thelonious Monk's "Well You Needn't" and Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" appears on this album.

The song as recorded by Cullum ("It Ain't Necessarily So") is also used in the film The Anatomy of Hate; Mike Ramsdell's A Dialogue to Hope.

Twentysomething, a recording made at Mayfair Studios in London and first published in 2003, is a collection of jazz standards, contemporary covers, and ballads. Due to the acoustic quality of the music, producer Stewart Levine decided to record and mix Twentysomething entirely on analogue tape.

The album features jazz standards "What a Difference a Day Made," "Singin' in the Rain," Cole Porter's "I Get a Kick Out of You," as well as recent tracks by Cullum and his brother Ben, as well as new tracks from his album All At Sea and the title track "Twentysomething."

Catching Tales has been released on double vinyl, as has the first single, "Get Your Way." On red vinyl, a limited edition of the "Get Your Way" single was released.

From the beginning of October 2005 to December 2006, Cullum toured in support of Catching Tales.

Cullum's fourth studio album, The Pursuit, was released in June 2009. Greg Wells produced the album on October ten, 2009, and Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross wrote "I'm All Over It" on the first single.

The Pursuit was shot in a variety of locations: Cullum's kitchen, a Los Angeles studio, and Terrified Studios (his own in Shepherd's Bush, London). Various musicians were used in the recording process. Most songs recorded in Los Angeles used session players, and Wells and Cullum played various instruments, including drums and bass. Chris Hill and Brad Webb performed "Don't Stop The Music," the album's second single (available as a download only in January 2010). The song "Gran Torino," written in collaboration with Clint Eastwood, was used as the title track of Eastwood's 2008 film of the same name, and was nominated for the 2008 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.

Cullum performed on bass, Geoff Gascoyne on bass, and Sebastiaan de Krom on drums from 2003 to 2008. From 2003 to 2004, the trio was joined by Ben Castle on trumpet, John Hoare on trumpet, Barnaby Dickinson on trombone, and Malcolm MacFarlane on guitar. Sam Wedgwood (guitarist, bassist, and trumpeter) later joined Cullum on tour after a little over a year. Tom Richards (saxophonist, occasional guitarist, and percussion) joined Cullum at the end of 2005. Sam Wedgwood left shortly after being drafted to pursue his own solo musical career shortly. Rory Simmons (trumper and guitarist) joined the band as a replacement, bringing the total number of band members (including Cullum himself) to five.

Cullum's Geoff Gascoyne (bass) and Sebastiaan de Krom (drums) were replaced by Chris Hill (bass) and Brad Webb (drums).

Momentum by Jamie Cullum was announced on May 20, 2013. He appeared at six intimate gigs around Europe in conjunction with the album; the first was in London.

In an interview with NBHAP Cullum, "Momentum" refers to the change from being a young man while having one foot in the adult world, as well as the proper balance between childish fantasies and grand and epic responsibilities.

Interlude is an album of jazz covers that was released on October 6, 2014. The album was inspired by Cullum's BBC Radio 2 weekly jazz show. Benedic Lamdin of large band Nostalgia 77 was recorded in one take and assembled in one take. The duets feature two acts for which Cullum's radio show served as a springboard for mainstream success: Laura Mvula on the track "Good Morning Heartache" and Gregory Porter on the lead single "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."

Standard and Deluxe versions are available, as well as a DVD of Cullum's complete appearance at Jazz à Vienne and an exclusive photo booklet with tour and studio photographs.

Cullum appeared at several jazz clubs, including Blue Note Jazz Club in New York and London's Ronnie Scott, to celebrate his debut of his first pure jazz album.

"God Only Knows" was part of Cullum's 2014 BBC charity single for Children in Need. He appeared in the song video, wearing a salmon-colored Alexander McQueen suit.

Following the debut of the company's first single "Work of Art" on February 17, Cullum revealed he was working on his next studio album Taller.

The Island Records label's "Don't Give Up on Me" was released in July 2020.

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