Jamie Cullum Tickets

Cullum was the reference to music very early. His Israeli father (his mother - a native of East Prussia - from the Nazis fled to Palestine) and his mother from Burma, played in the band "The Impacts". There, Jamie has already gained some experience on the piano as a toddler, and later he was singing and guitar lessons. As a teenager, Cullum played numerous gigs in bars and clubs. Thus, he financed his studies in 1999 and finally, his first album, Heard It All Before. The album, released in an edition of 700 pieces, sold Cullum on his concerts. By Geoff Gascoyne's album became aware of the young talent and invited Cullum, being involved in the album Songs of the Summer. After graduating from the University of Reading in 2001, its financial statements, published Jamie, who is himself largely self-taught, his best-selling album Pointless Nostalgic, and in April 2003 he signed a record-breaking contract with Universal Jazz, a major record label. Although he really is mostly jazz musician, he knows how to control an amazing range of styles and is commonly called a "crossover" artists understood.

In July 2003, he won in the category "Rising star" at the British Jazz Awards. His third album, Twentysomething, was published in October 2003 in the UK and early 2004 in Germany, and found more than 2.5 million buyers. The album includes a few standards like "Singin 'in the Rain and What A Difference A Day Made, as well as a cover version of the classic Wind Cries Mary by Jimi Hendrix, but also a variety of their own pieces, such as the title track or all at sea, the he co-wrote with his older brother Ben Cullum. In addition, he composed the music with him to the West End stage play When Harry Met Sally.

At the Brit Awards in 2004 Jamie was nominated as "British Breakthrough Act. He played together with Katie Melua live at the ceremony at Earl's Court Exhibition Center. Even the birthday of Elizabeth II, he went on.

In September 2005 he released his album Catching Tales. This album contains up to four exceptions, their own compositions, which include Jamie has written in collaboration with Guy Chambers, Stewart Levine and Salaam Remi.

For the film released in 2008 Gran Torino of Clint Eastwood Cullum played a melody with the title of the same title and received a Golden Globe nomination.

In November 2009 was the album "The Pursuit" released on Decca Records. It consists of twelve songs, including the single "I'm All Over It," seven more original songs, a version of "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) and Rihanna Covers "Do not Stop The Music". This album was not produced by Stewart Levine, but (except for "Do not Stop The Music") by Greg Wells, who played on many tracks including drums, guitar, bass and organ. Geoff Gascoyne and Sebastiaan de Krom, who had hitherto been associated with Cullum on his albums, acted in this production is no longer with, but are recorded as co-composer of "You And Me Are Gone."

Since January 2010 Cullum is married with Sophie Dahl.