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The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum

Music: Jazz & Blues: Jazz

Jamie Cullum showcases his love of jazz, featuring live sessions and special guests

Jamie Cullum showcases his love for all types of jazz and music rooted in jazz, from its heritage to its future. Featuring live sessions and guests from around the world

Jamie Cullum

The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum: Bilal

Music: Jazz & Blues

Bilal

01/10/2013

BBC Radio 2 - The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum, Bilal

Jamie Cullum's guest is the American singer Bilal.

Jamie Cullum plays an hour of jazz music ranging from its heritage to its future.
This week, Jamie Cullum's guest is the American singer Bilal. The vocalist talks about getting into jazz at high school before going on to study it at music college in New York. He reminisces about the amazing jazz scene in the city where he met Roy Hargrove and saw some of the jazz greats perform.

Bilal also talks about what he calls his 'jazz album', his latest record A Love Surreal, which features his friend, the pianist Robert Glasper.

Jamie also showcases his love for all types of jazz and music rooted in jazz, representing new music from around the world.

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