Jamie Cullum

Jamie Cullum ( born August 20, 1979 in Essex ) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Life

The reference to the music found Cullum very early. His Israeli father (whose mother - a native of East Prussia - against the persecution of the Jews of National Socialism fled to Palestine ) and his mother from Burma played in the band "The Impacts ". There Cullum collected already as an infant first experiences at the piano, and later he had guitar and singing lessons. As a teenager, Cullum has played numerous gigs in bars and clubs. Thus his studies and in 1999 also eventually he financed the production of his first album, Heard It All Before. This appeared in an edition of about 700 copies, Cullum sold at his concerts. By Geoff Gascoyne album became aware of the young talent and invited Cullum one to participate in the album Songs of the Summer. After 2001, he earned a degree in literature and film at the University of Reading, published Jamie, who is largely self-taught himself, his album Pointless Nostalgic, and in April 2003 he signed a contract with Universal Jazz, a major label. Although he originally is primarily a jazz musician, he knows how to use a wide range of styles and is also commonly known as a " crossover" artist understood.

Since January 2010, Cullum has married Sophie Dahl with. On 2 March 2011, was born their daughter Lyra, on March 4, 2013 their second daughter, Margot.

Work

In July 2003 he won the category "Rising Star" at the British Jazz Awards. His third album, Twentysomething, released in October 2003 in the UK and early 2004 in Germany, and found more than 2.5 million buyers. The album includes some jazz standards such as Singin 'in the Rain, What a Diff'rence a Day Made, I Get a Kick Out of You, as well as a cover version of the rock classic The Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix, but also a variety of their own songs such as the title track or All at Sea, which he wrote together with his older brother Ben Cullum. In addition, he composed the music with him to the West End stage play When Harry Met Sally.

The Brit Awards 2004 Jamie was nominated as "British Breakthrough Act". He played along with Katie Melua live at the ceremony in the Earl's Court Exhibition Centre. Also birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, he appeared.

In September 2005, he released his album Catching Tales. This album contains four exceptions originals, which Cullum has written, among others, in collaboration with Guy Chambers, Stewart Levine Salaam Remi or. Both this album like its predecessor were even years later sales success among jazz albums.

For published in 2008 film Gran Torino by Clint Eastwood Cullum recorded the theme song with the same title and received a Golden Globe nomination. He also worked with, among others, with Toots Thielemans, Camille and Pharrell could be heard on the albums of his bassist Geoff Gascoyne and on the album Swinging, Singing, Playing the Count Basie Orchestra, which was to accompany him on the album The Pursuit.

In November 2009 the album The Pursuit with Decca Records was published. It consists of eight original songs, including the singles I'm All Over It and wheels and four cover versions: Just One of Those Things by Cole Porter, which was recorded with the Count Basie Orchestra, If I Ruled the World, which also tapped as a single Rihanna - Cover Do not Stop the Music and Stephen Sondheim's Not While I'm Around from the musical Sweeney Todd. This album was produced by Stewart Levine not, but (except for Do not Stop the Music) by Greg Wells, who played on many tracks the drums, guitar, bass and organ. Sebastiaan de Krom and Geoff Gascoyne, who had hitherto accompanied Cullum on his albums, appeared no longer in this production, but are noted as co- composer of You and Me Are Gone.

2012 Cullum composed the title Standing Still for Roman Lob, who began thus for Germany in the Euro Vision Song Contest 2012 in Baku (Azerbaijan ), finishing in eighth place.

On 17, 2013 his sixth studio album Momentum appeared in Germany.

Discography

Albums

  • Heard It All Before (1999)
  • Pointless Nostalgic (2001)
  • Twenty Something ( 2003)
  • Catching Tales (2005)
  • The Pursuit (2009)
  • Momentum (2013 )

Compilations

  • Kings of Swing ( 2005)
  • Jamie Cullum: Influences (2007)
  • In the Mind of Jamie Cullum (2007)
  • Devil May Care ( 2010) ( mix of two other albums bonus tracks )

Soundtracks

  • Meet the Robinsons (2007)
  • Grace is Gone (2007)
  • Gran Torino (2008)

Singles

  • Everlasting Love (2004)
  • These Are the Days / Frontin ' (2004)
  • Get Your Way ( 2005)
  • Mind Trick (2005)
  • Photograph ( 2005)
  • I'm All Over It (2009)
  • Do not Stop the Music ( 2009)
  • Wheels ( 2010)
  • Love Is not Gonna Let You Down (2010)
  • Everything You Did not Do (2013 )
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