Genre:
Jazz , Pop , Rock
Plays:
879
Seen:
1448
Location:
London Arena,
Greater London,
United Kingdom
Biography
Jamie Cullum was obsessed with all types of music from an early age: rock, hip-hop, acid jazz, blues. He discovered jazz as a teenager, via artists like Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis, but also showed an interest in the groundbreaking Steely Dan albums purchased by his brother Ben (who plays bass throughout Catching Tales). While studying English at college, he began working as a singer-pianist anywhere he could get a gig: on cruise ships, in pubs, even wedding receptions.
Here he crafted the explosive on-stage persona (captured on the 2004 DVD Live at Blenheim Palace) that would win him accolades in The New York Times and Variety in the years that followed. When Universal Classics & Jazz snatched up the rising talent in the spring of 2003, and sent him into the studio to make Twentysomething, he was ready for the rigors – and joys – that waited ahead.
With Catching Tales, Jamie Cullum continues to redefine where the parameters of pop, and jazz – indeed, all musical genres – are drawn. "At first I didn't think certain songs had a place in what I was doing with jazz, but I've realized that everything does, and that reaffirms my belief that jazz is the greatest platform to do whatever you want. People ask why I play jazz. It's because you can take it to so many different places. You can embrace dance music, rock, pop music, classical, funk, everything... And I touch on all those things in this record."
"This is a better representation of what I am and what I want to be as a musician," he concludes. "The way I like to approach music is to mix things round and, fortunately, I like to mix it with things that people find a bit more familiar. I love pop music so I mix jazz and pop music. Not because I want to make it accessible but because it's music that I enjoy. I guess I've just got an angle on it that people find a bit more interesting."
Members
Jamie Cullum
Piano, vocals, guitar, drums, mad jumps & percussion
Sebastiaan de Krom
Drums & comic relief
Geoff Gascoyne
Bass, electronics, Kennedy manipulation & backing vocals
Tom Richards
Sax, keys, percussion, backing vocals & tequila sippin'
About Jamie Cullum
Friends
Multimedia
Discography
In The Mind Of Jamie... - 2007
A brilliant selection of music compiled by Jamie includes Nina Simone, Cinematic Orchestra, Charles Mingus, Roni Size & Reprazent, Herbie Hancock and two new unreleased Jamie Cullum tracks.
Photograph - 2006
The third single taken from Catching Tales featuring single and album edits of Photograph plus the video and a live recording of Jamie's performance of Rocket Man from the Elton John tribute night.
Mind Trick - 2005
The second single taken from Catching Tales featuring a Dan The Automator remix of Get Your Way and A Night In Bath, featuring the Silver Ring Choir of Bath.
Get Your Way - 2005
The first single taken from Catching Tales, a strutting backbeat-driven collaboration with Dan the Automator.
Catching Tales - 2005
Consisting primarily of originals (plus a few choice standards like the smoky 'I Only Have Eyes For You' and a cheeky cover of 'Our Day Will Come') the songs of Catching Tales were borne of the introspection and spontaneity that is Jamie's trademark.
Live At Blenheim Palace - 2004
The sprawling baroque manor of Blenheim Palace provides an ideal setting for Jamie Cullum's summer 2004 festival documentary, Live at Blenheim Palace, an exhaustive record of his stage show.
Everlasting Love - 2004
Cover of 'Everlasting Love' featured in the the movie 'Bridget Jones - Edge Of Reason'.
These Are The Days - 2004
Song written with his brother Ben, the surprisingly mature results having a jazz-pop feel in the vein of Van Morrison.
Twentysomething (US... - 2004
Twentysomething, his major label debut, has made Jamie a star - setting records as the fastest-selling jazz debut in UK history, where it was certified Platinum in just six weeks.
Twentysomething... - 2004
This special edition features four bonus tracks including b-sides and a cover of 'Everlasting Love' which features in the the movie 'Bridget Jones - Edge Of Reason'.
Twentysomething - 2003
The much anticipated follow-up to the sensational Pointless Nostalgic. Recorded at London's Mayfair Studio Twentysomething contains a mix of jazz standards, contemporary tunes and heartbreaking ballads.
Pointless Nostalgic - 2002
Jamie's first major album released in 2002. Includes two of his own tracks 'Pointless Nostalgic' and 'I Want To Be A Popstar'.
Wall
Wind Cries Mary
'Wind Cries Mary' from Twentysomething
'Oh God' on Parkinson
Jamie performs 'Oh God' on Parkinson
In the studio with Jamie
Check out Jamie writing his new album in the sudio, June 2007
Shows
BBC Electric Proms
10/22/2008 7:00 PM
Camden | Greater London | United Kingdom
The Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH
Legendary American songwriter and performer Burt Bacharach opens proceedings at the Roundhouse when he performs with the BBC Concert Orchestra accompanied by three guest vocalists, Adele, Beth Rowley and Jamie Cullum.
Where Is The Music?...
11/01/2008 5:30 PM
Tokyo | Tokyo-to | Japan
YEBISU The Garden Hall
1-13-2 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062
Tokyo's key radio station, J-WAVE proudly announces 'WISM? 2008', the 2 days of mind opening music extravagance, for its very special 20th anniversary event. Experience!! The Highest Peak of the Live Music!
Monterey Jazz Festival
09/21/2008 5:00 PM
Monterey | California | United States
Monterey Fairgrounds
2000 Fairground Road
The Monterey Jazz Festival is a 3-day celebration of the best in jazz, with over 500 artists appearing on 9 stages spread throughout the Festival's 20 acres of magnificent grounds.
Where Is The Music?...
10/31/2008 7:00 PM
Tokyo | Tokyo-to | Japan
YEBISU The Garden Hall
1-13-2 Mita, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0062
Tokyo's key radio station, J-WAVE proudly announces 'WISM? 2008', the 2 days of mind opening music extravagance, for its very special 20th anniversary event. Experience!! The Highest Peak of the Live Music!
Jamie Cullum at...
08/20/2008 8:00 PM
Los Angeles | California | United States
Hollywood Bowl
2301 N. Highland Ave
If you haven't heard already Jamie will be playing at the Hollywood Bowl again this summer on the 20th August with The Count Basie Orchestra. Tickets are currently only available as part of a four concert subscription series (along with shows by Wynton Marsalis, Chris Botti & "Bossa Nova At 50 with Oscar Castro-Neves"). Subscription tickets for all four shows can pe purchased now at www.hollywoodbowl.com. Tickets for Jamie's show only will go on general sale on 10th May.
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News
2008-11-04 -
Music Industry Trust Awards
Jamie was one of the artists to perform at last night's Music Industry Trust Awards honouring Universal Music Group International chairman Lucian Grange. Jamie, along with the Sugababes performed a version of U2's classic Mysterious Ways. Other artists to perform included Mika, Take That and Razorlight and other artists present on the night included Girls Aloud, Snow Patrol, The Feeling, James Morrison and none other than U2 themselves who presented the Universal Boss with his award.
2008-10-23 -
Watch last night's show
You can watch highlights of last night's Burt Bacharach show on the BBC iPlayer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00f8l8 l/Electric_Proms_2008_Burt_Bacharach/) now. Jamie's bit is fifteen minutes in but don't just skip straight there - watch the whole thing. It was great!
2008-10-22 -
Electric Proms Tonight
Just a quick reminder that Jamie will be performing a song as guest vocalist with the great Burt Bacharach tonight at the electric proms. You can catch it on BBC2 at 11.30pm (UK time) and you'll be able to hear it on Radio 2 on the 24th October at 7.30pm.
2008-10-07 -
Pictures of matchstick men?
Jamie has contributed an artwork to Status Quo's "Pictures" Auction, which is taking place on November 5th at Bonhams in London. Proceeds of the sale will go to The Prince's Trust. A press release about the auction can be read at http://www.statusquo.co.uk/pictures/pictures_ auction.html and full details of the sale and images of the artwork can be found at Status Quo's site (http://www.statusquo.co.uk/pictures/) and at The Princes Trust site. Online bidding is available exclusively on The Prince's Trust website (http://www.princes-trust.org.uk/statusquo). Online bidding is available exclusively on The Prince's Trust website.
2008-09-30 -
WISM Update
Attention everyone. Jamie will be performing with Soil and Pimp Sessions on both nights of WISM and not just on saturday as we may have led you to believe before. Friday's halloween night show with Soil & Pimp Sessions will be an electric set and the following day, Organic Saturday, will be an acoustic set with Soil & Pimp Sessions. At the end of both days all musicians will perform together in a big jam session. And on top of all that there will be a costume contest on Friday night, so get dressed up!
2008-09-17 -
What the world needs now...
"What the world needs now... " is Jamie to perform at the BBC Electric Proms with Burt Bacharach. And that's exactly what will be happening on the 22nd of October when Jamie will join Adele and Beth Rowley as a guest vocalist for "Burt Bacharach and the BBC Concert Orchestra"! More details and coverage of the Electric Proms will be on bbc.co.uk/electricproms
2008-09-16 -
Where Is The Music?
Jamie will be performing with Soil And Pimp Sessions and Medeski Martin and Wood at the 20th J-Wave 83.1FM Where Is The Music Festival (http://www.wism2008.com/) on the 31st October - 1st November. More detail in the gigs section.
2008-09-05 -
"He put a rocket up the arse of jazz!"
Jamie has written an article in today's Guardian about the late Esbjörn Svensson. Read it at http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/05/j azz.
2008-08-27 -
Top 100 DJs
DJmag.com is running its Top 100 DJs poll - http://top100djs.djmag.com/ - at the moment. We highly recommend popping over there and voting for Darren Emerson (who Jamie played alongside at this year's Sonar festival) - because he's brilliant. Voting closes on the 24th of September.
2008-08-14 -
Rory Simmons On Tour
Jamie's trumpet-player, Rory Simmons will be on tour with his quartet over the next 6 weeks, starting with a special performance at Pizza Express Jazz Club, Soho, on the 24th August Tickets available at http://www.pizzaexpresslive.co.uk/jazzList.as px. The rest of the tour includes Dempseys, Cardiff (16th Sep), The Yardbird, Birmingham (18th Sep), The Be-Bop Club, Bristol (19th Sep), St Ausell Brewery Arts Centre, Cornwall (25th Sep) and Charlie Wrights, London (Oct 2nd)
2008-08-12 -
Listen Again!
If you missed Jamie's first show hosting The Best Of Jazz on BBC Radio 2 last night, worry not. You can listen again here! http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00czjpr /
2008-08-08 -
The Best Of Jazz
Jamie will have his own weekly show on BBC Radio 2 starting this Monday! He will be picking up the mantle from the greatly-missed broadcasting legend Humphrey Lyttelton with The Best of Jazz. Expect to hear all the best sounds on today's scene, classic tracks from across the generations, as well as treasured discs from Jamie's own collection every Monday night at 10:30pm.
2008-08-08 -
BBC Jazz Awards
Jamie attended the BBC Jazz Awards recently where he presented the Services To Jazz Award to Alan Bates and performed along side Kyle Eastwood, Jeff Beck, and the Guy Barker Jazz Orchestra.
2008-08-06 -
These Are The Days
Jamie's track These Are The Days was used in the closing montage of the BBC's Wimbledon tennis coverage recently. If you haven't seen it, check it out here: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YLEdvrYRf74
2008-07-08 -
News Roundup
Jamie recently spent a week in New York recording the big band parts for his album, followed by more recording in Los Angeles to record some string parts. Everything is sounding great and he can't wait for all of you to hear it! While in the US, he has even squeezed in some time to learn how to ride a horse! No photos yet though... On 20th June Jamie flew from LA to Barcelona for his BCJC slot (his side project with brother Ben) at Sonar festival and performed to a 4000-strong crowd. The set also featured Darren Emerson from Underworld. Jamie's latest gadget is his Tenori-on which is made by Yamaha. Wondering what it is?! Check it out here... http://tenori-on.yamaha-europe.com/uk/ One unfortunate piece of news Jamie received recently was the sudden death of Jazz musician Esbjörn Svensson who died in a diving accident on Saturday June 14th. He was one of the most influential jazz artists in recent history - his band e.s.t became famous for their innovative mix of jazz, contemporary rock and elements of classical music which drew both young and adult audiences to their concerts all over the world. Their albums regularly entered the jazz and the pop charts, achieving numerous awards, and Esbjörn's untimely death is a huge loss to the music world.
2008-06-11 -
May Competition Winner
Lisa Wood from Oxford is now the proud owner of a Jamie Cullum Soundwave print. She of course got the right answer which was 'Mind Trick'. Well done Lisa!
2008-05-07 -
Paris Shows
Lots of people have been enquiring recently about getting tickets for Jamie's October Paris show. Tickets are currently only on sale for subscribers of the Châtelet Theater. General sale for non-subscribers starts on June 27th.
2008-04-21 -
Competition Winner
Congratulations to Bill Baker who has won the caption competition for the last edition of Jamie's newsletter with his entry 'That darn bird drank my last guiness!' The signed print is on its way to you sir!
2008-04-02 -
Live Shows
Jamie has added two new live dates this year in addition to his Hollywood Bowl show in Los Angeles on August 20th. On October 27th Jamie will be playing a special gig at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris where he'll be joined on stage by some special guests, and on September 21st he'll be playing at the Monterey Jazz Festival.
