Jamie Cullum

In this week’s podcast, Jamie has an interview with British director Stephen Poliakoff. They discuss Stephen’s new BBC 2 series Dancing On The Edge set in 1930’s jazz era London. Jamie plays classic tracks from Carmen McRae, Ella & Louis and Bubbha Thomas’ The Lightmen. Plus music from pianist Errol Parker, Harry Potter inspired jazz from The Mark Kramer Trio and a Duke Ellington standard by Mark De Clive-Lowe. Jamie also has tracks from UK collaboration The Sure Co. and singer Fiona Apple.

In this week's podcast, Jamie has a BBC Maida Vale session from American jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis. Ramsey plays beautiful songs by John Coltrane, Johnny Green and Cole Porter. Jamie has heritage jazz from Dinah Washington, Bobby 'Blue' Bland and saxophonists Lee Konitz and Wayne Marsh. He also enjoys vocal tracks from Australian funk group Kafka and Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings. Plus music from trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf, LA ensemble Build An Ark and British duo Natural Yoghurt Band.

Jamie features his interview with British jazz musician Courtney Pine in this week’s podcast. The pair discuss Courtney’s early jazz heroes, chart success and the Caribbean influence on his music. Jamie also has an exclusive live track from pianist Chick Corea recorded at London Jazz Festival 2012 alongside steel guitar from Pete Drake and classic Bill Henderson and Dizzy Gillespie. Plus a rare Ella Fitzgerald track reworked by Jonny Greenwood and modern tracks from Bettye LaVette and Madlib.

Jamie features one of his favourite experimental artists, Philip Glass. Jamie also has his interview with the jazz bassist Avishai Cohen. The Israeli musician chooses his top tracks and gives Jamie an exclusive first play from his new strings project. Alongside tracks from another bassist Bobby Jackson, Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen and jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. Jamie also has music from Helen Merrill, modern soul singer Mayer Hawthorne and some classic Billie Holiday.

In Jamie's podcast this week he features one of Norah Jones' earliest Blue Note recordings from her Blue Note Sessions demo, and remembers seeing her perform in London and New York just as she was about to become world-famous. He also features female jazz vocalist Abbey Lincoln and celebrates the birthday of her partner, the pioneering drummer Max Roach. Expect new tracks from British modern jazz artists Tom Skinner, also known as Hello Skinny, and Leeds based Tommy Evans with his Orchestra.

In his first podcast of 2013, Jamie looks forward to the year ahead in the jazz world. He plays tracks from new albums he’s looking forward to from UK soul singer Alice Russell, upcoming singer-songwriter Laura Mvula and cellist and singer Izzi Dunn. Meanwhile, he picks classic jazz tracks from favourites Ahmad Jamal, Slim Gaillard and Charles Lloyd, who will be celebrating his 75th birthday this year. Also, Jamie ends with a bang and plays an exclusive track from the talented Jamie Lidell.

Jamie celebrates Christmas in this week's podcast, sharing the best music from his festive playlist. Jamie talks to British singer and pianist Natalie Duncan, she picks her favourite tracks and the pair play a Christmas song together at the Radio 2 piano. Alongside a live Charlie Parker All Stars track from 1948, Jamie plays music from Bill Evans and a duet by Rufus Wainwright and Sharon Van Etten. Jamie also has music from Sufjan Stevens and Vince Guaraldi from Charlie Brown's Christmas album.

In this week’s podcast, Jamie remembers the composer and jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, who recently passed away. Jamie picks some of his favourite tracks from his friend’s career, and plays a section of their interview from the Newport Jazz Festival in 2010. They reminisce about the album Time Out and discuss the world-renowned track Take Five. Meanwhile, Jamie also plays a mambo version of Why Don’t You Do Right by Joe Loco beside Peggy Lee’s version, plus a track by new artist, Laura Mvula.

This week, Jamie interviews the Welsh comedian, actor and jazz novice Griff Rhys Jones, who has expressed a desire to learn more. The pair discuss the jazz that Griff already loves, such as Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington, and Jamie selects some of the best tracks to play to a jazz beginner like Griff, like Neil Cowley, Natalie Duncan and Neneh Cherry. Meanwhile, Jamie also plays songs from Anita O’Day, a Latin number from Oscar Peterson and a new one from the Kairos 4Tet.

On Jamie's podcast this week he features the Whitefield Brothers, who released one of his favourite albums of the last few years, Earthology. Jamie picks a Middle Eastern flavoured track from this album called Taisho. Also this week, Jamie selects tracks from vocalists Shirley Horn and Mark Murphy, plus a tune from Bryan Ferry's new jazz album and a spiritual piece from the UK's Nat Birchall. He ends the podcast with an orchestral re-imagining of Joni Mitchell's track Amelia.

Jamie features an interview with the jazz-inspired musician and producer Four Tet on the podcast this week. They speak about his love of spiritual jazz and how his work with master jazz drummer Steve Reid forever changed his approach to writing music. Also this week, Jamie plays an exclusive track from UK group the Kairos 4Tet with soul singer Omar, as well as classic selections from Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Henderson. Also expect a treat from rock supergroup Cream!

On the podcast this week, Jamie features bassist, vocalist and composer Esperanza Spalding. He remembers first seeing her at a festival six years ago, and picks a track from her latest album, Radio Music Society. Meanwhile, Jamie pays tribute to the late Terry Callier with one of his favourite songs, You Goin' To Miss Your Candyman, and rising UK jazz star Shabaka Hutchings speaks about writing for an orchestra for the first time, and introduces a tune by his phenomenal band, Sons of Kemet.

Jamie Cullum celebrates British jazz legend Cleo Laine's 85th birthday in the podcast this week. The pair discuss her incredible career in jazz, from joining the band of her husband, the late Sir John Dankworth, to her rise to fame and working with artists such as Ray Charles and Ella Fitzgerald, who became her good friend. Expect to hear great tracks alongside her stories, such as her duet with Ray Charles, Summertime, and classics like I Got Rhythm, Lush Life and Let's Slip Away.

On the podcast this week Jamie features Kurt Elling, one of his favourite vocalists of all time. Kurt has recently released an album called 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project. Jamie selects a Paul Simon cover from the album and explains the concept behind the album name. Meanwhile, he also plays a gem from British trio, The Peddlers, a classic track called St.Thomas from the saxophonist Sonny Rollins and new picks from Courtney Pine and the Dirty Projectors.

This week, Jamie tells the story of how he fell back in love with the piano and the idea of becoming a piano player when he was a teenager, through the music of pianist Ben Folds and his melodic rock band, Ben Folds Five. He features a track from their new record, The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind. Meanwhile, Jamie celebrates the birthday of South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim with his classic song Manenberg Revisited, and plays new tracks from Diana Krall and Matthew Halsall.