Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English jazz-pop singer, songwriter and radio presenter. Although primarily a vocalist and pianist, he also accompanies himself on other instruments, including guitar and drums. He has recorded nine studio albums, three compilation albums, one live album and twenty-four singles. Since April 2010, he has presented a weekly Tuesday evening jazz show on

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Early life

His Jewish father, whose mother had managed to flee

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, was born in

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. 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, when his mother was age five. Cullum was born in

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, Essex, but was brought up in Hullavington, Wiltshire. He attended Grittleton House School until the age of 15, followed by Sheldon School in

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. Contrary to some reports, he was not offered a place at the

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; he read English Literature and Film Studies at the

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, from which he graduated with First Class Honours.

Career

Cullum produced his first album, '' Heard It All Before'', with only £480. It was released in 1999 with only 500 copies made. The success of the album led to an invitation to appear on Geoff Gascoyne's album ''Songs of the Summer''. After graduating from Reading University, Cullum released his album, '' Pointless Nostalgic'' (2002), which stirred interest from broadcasters

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and

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. Just after Cullum made his first television appearance, on '' Parkinson'', in April 2003, he signed a £1m contract for three albums with Universal, who beat

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in a bidding war. Cullum's third studio album, '' Twentysomething'', released in October 2003, went platinum and became the No. 1 selling studio album by a jazz artist in the United Kingdom. Cullum ended 2003 as the UK's biggest selling jazz artist of all time. Although primarily a jazz musician, Cullum performs in a wide range of styles and is generally regarded as a "crossover" artist with his musical roots firmly based in jazz. Cullum draws his inspiration from many different musicians and listens to an eclectic mix of music including

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. A

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made from a small wooden block (not to be confused with an effect pedal for guitars) features in Cullum's concerts. The box is used to amplify a musician's tapping foot. Cullum found this in Melbourne, Australia and uses it to enhance upbeat and fast-paced songs such as " Seven Nation Army", originally by

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, and "

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", originally by

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. He also often uses a looping machine; this plays a major part in Cullum's versions of "Seven Nation Army" and " Teardrop" by

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. Cullum also beatboxes at most gigs. As well as The White Stripes and Kanye West, Cullum has performed work by Massive Attack, Pharrell,

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, Radiohead,

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, Justin Timberlake,

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and many others. He has performed with Deltron 3030,

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, will.i.am,

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and The Heritage Orchestra. Cullum has played at many large music festivals, including Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (in 2006, 2009 and 2015),

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(2004, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2018),

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(2004, 2009 and 2017),

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(in 2005),

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(2005),

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(2004, 2006), North Sea Jazz Festival, the

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(performing with the

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), the 2006 Playboy Jazz Festival, the 2007 Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival and the 2008

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. On 30 April 2006 Cullum played his biggest-ever crowd on Queensday in the Netherlands. In February 2012, Germany picked Roman Lob with " Standing Still", a composition by Cullum alongside Steve Robson and Wayne Hector, as their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. In October 2014, Cullum appeared in a comedy sketch with

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and Daisy Lowe, which was made for Channel 4's ''

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'' to raise awareness of testicular cancer. On 30 April 2016 Cullum played at

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in Washington, D.C., as part of the International Jazz Day Global Concert. In January 2017, Cullum appeared as a member of the house band in ITV's '' The Halcyon''.

''Pointless Nostalgic''

On this album, Cullum created covers of old classics with new arrangements of

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's composition "Devil May Care",

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's " Well You Needn't" and Gershwin's "

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

''Twentysomething''

Recorded at London's Mayfair Studios and released in 2003, '' Twentysomething'' contains a mix of jazz standards, contemporary covers, and ballads. Due to the acoustic nature of the music, producer Stewart Levine chose to record and mix ''Twentysomething'' entirely on analogue tape. The album includes jazz standards " What a Diff'rence a Day Made", "

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", and

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's "

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", modern takes on ''

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'' " I Could Have Danced All Night",

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's "Lover, You Should Have Come Over", and Jimi Hendrix's " The Wind Cries Mary", as well as new tracks written by Cullum and his brother Ben, including the first single from the album ''All at Sea'' and the title track "Twentysomething".

''Catching Tales''

''Catching Tales'' has been released on double vinyl, as was the first single, "Get Your Way". A limited edition version of the "Get Your Way" single was released on red vinyl. Jamie Cullum at Colours of Ostrava 2009

Cullum toured in support of ''Catching Tales'' from the end of October 2005 to December 2006.

''The Pursuit''

In June 2009, Cullum announced the title of his fourth studio album, ''

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''. The album, which was released on 10 November 2009, was produced by Greg Wells, and the first single was "I'm All Over It", written with Deacon Blue frontman, Ricky Ross. ''The Pursuit'' was recorded in a variety of places: Cullum's kitchen, a studio in L.A. and Terrified Studios (his own in

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, London). Various musicians were used in the recording process. Songs recorded in L.A. mostly used session musicians and saw Wells and Cullum play various instruments including drums and bass. "Don't Stop The Music", the second single from the album (released as a download only in January 2010) was recorded with Chris Hill and Brad Webb. The track "Gran Torino", written in collaboration with

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, was used as the title track of Eastwood's 2008 movie of the same name and was nominated for the 2008

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. From 2003 to 2008, Cullum played consistently with Geoff Gascoyne on bass, and Sebastiaan de Krom on drums. From 2003 until 2004 the trio was joined by Ben Castle on saxophone, John Hoare on trumpet, Barnaby Dickinson on trombone and Malcolm MacFarlane on guitar.

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(guitarist, bassist and trumpeter) later joined Cullum on tour, for a little over a year. At the end of 2005 Cullum was joined by Tom Richards (saxophonist, occasional guitarist and percussion). Soon after that Sam Wedgwood left to pursue his own solo musical career. At the beginning of 2006 Rory Simmons (trumpeter and guitarist) joined the band as a replacement, bringing the total number of band members (including Cullum himself) to five. In late 2009 Cullum replaced Geoff Gascoyne (bass) and Sebastiaan de Krom (drums) with Chris Hill (bass) and Brad Webb (drums).

''Momentum''

Jamie Cullum's album ''Momentum'' was released on 20 May 2013. In conjunction with the album, he performed six intimate gigs across Europe; the first was in London. In an interview with NBHAP Cullum told that "Momentum" is about the crossover period from being a young man while having one foot in the adult world, and about the balance of childish fantasies with grand and epic responsibilities.

''Interlude''

''Interlude'' is an album consisting of jazz covers, released on 6 October 2014. Recorded with producer Benedic Lamdin of big band Nostalgia 77, and recorded in one take, the album was influenced by Cullum's BBC Radio 2 weekly jazz show. The duets on the album include two acts for which Cullum's radio show acted as a springboard for mainstream success:

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featured on the track "Good Morning Heartache", and

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on the lead single "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". Available in standard and deluxe versions, the latter including a DVD of Cullum's full performance at Jazz à Vienne, and an exclusive photo booklet containing tour and studio pictures. To celebrate the launch of his first pure jazz album, Cullum played at several jazz clubs, including Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, and London's

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''God Only Knows''

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, wearing a salmon-coloured

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suit.

''Taller''

In February 2017 Cullum announced he was working on his next studio album '' Taller'', following the release of its first single "Work of Art" on 17 February.

Recent work

In July 2020 Cullum released the single "Don't Give Up on Me" on the

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label.

Awards

The British Jazz Awards recognized Cullum's growing success by awarding him the "Rising Star" award, at the 2003 ceremony in July. At the 2004 BRIT Awards, Cullum was nominated in the "British Breakthrough Act" category. He performed live in the ceremony at Earl's Court, a duet with

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's " The Lovecats". In the 2005 BRIT Awards, Cullum was nominated for two awards: "Best Male Artist" and "Best Live Act". In 2005 Cullum was nominated for a

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while taking

"Artist of the Year" honors at the BBC Jazz Awards (as voted by listeners of Radio 2). In 2007 Cullum won the

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Award for "Best British Male". He was also nominated for a

for his composition ''Gran Torino'' for the

film ''

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Projects

Cullum's early music career saw him playing three or four times a week at PizzaExpress's restaurants throughout London, gaining exposure and later his big break with Universal. In 2011 the " Pizza Express Big Audition with Jamie Cullum" competition gave singers, songwriters and musicians a platform and a chance to win a £5,000 prize and a residency at the restaurant chain's Dean Street Jazz Club. 7,500 acts entered the competition and the final, which was held at the Addison's Rooms in Kensington on 23 November, was judged by Cullum, Michael Parkinson, M People's Heather Small and other music critics. The winning act was Offbeat South, an urban group of 18- to 21-year-olds from

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. The other finalists were Andy Lewis, Elle Watson, Palms 13 and The Yesberger Band. In 2021, alongside

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and The Feeling, Cullum re-recorded the classic 1977

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song "

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" as part of the UK's National Thank You Day on 4 July, to celebrate the work of the

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. The single was released on 25 June. In 2022, Cullum was among the artists who celebrated 60 years of music from James Bond films in a concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

Personal life

Cullum married former model Sophie Dahl in a private ceremony in

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on 9 January 2010. They live in

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, where Sophie's grandfather

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lived for the second half of his life. Their daughter, Lyra, was born on 2 March 2011 and their second daughter, Margot, was born in 2013. In 2011, a portrait of Cullum, painted by British artist Joe Simpson, was exhibited around the UK, including a solo exhibition at the

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. Cullum was the guest for BBC Radio 4's ''

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'' on 25 March 2012. His choices included '' The Lamb'' by

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, and "Concerning the UFO Sighting near Highland Illinois" by

Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens ( ; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released nine solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens has received Grammy and Academy Award nomi ...

. His favourite was " I Think It's Going to Rain Today" by

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and vari ...

Discography

* '' Heard It All Before'' (1999) * '' Pointless Nostalgic'' (2002) * '' Twentysomething'' (2003) * '' Catching Tales'' (2005) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

Momentum In Newtonian mechanics, momentum (more specifically linear momentum or translational momentum) is the product of the mass and velocity of an object. It is a vector quantity, possessing a magnitude and a direction. If is an object's mass ...

'' (2013) * '' Interlude'' (2014) * '' Taller'' (2019) * ''

The Pianoman at Christmas ''The Pianoman at Christmas'' is the ninth studio album by British jazz musician Jamie Cullum, released through Island on 20 November 2020. The album peaked at number eleven on the UK Albums Chart. Background The album was recorded at Abbey Ro ...

'' (2020)

References

External links

*
''The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum''
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