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Jamie Cullum|12:46 UK time, Wednesday, 8 September 2010

This is my home for all things Radio.

I'm a wireless guy. I've got a TV, a DVD collection, I play computer games, I like to read, I like riding my bike, I like losing at tennis, winning at football, eating, cooking, sitting in the pub or a cafe wasting time with friends, dancing, going to gigs and swimming in rivers and lakes. But I LOVE radio. Always have, from the Goons to Gilles Peterson. Give me a signal and a drink and I'm the happiest of men.

 It's always a luxury when I can put the show together at home, but normally I'm scrambling about in some far flung corner of the world talking about where I've been, where I'm going and more importantly, Jazz. The travel aspect comes in handy because so far I've managed to bump into Dave Brubeck, Clint Eastwood, Ahmad Jamal and Gil Scott Heron (to name but a few) microphone in hand. I may be a novice at this, but my passion for music is 31 years old. Few things give me as much pleasure as labouring over an hours worth of music that I think people will flip out about. I'm trying not to make it too easy as well - sucker them in with some Ella and Oscar, then hit them with some Ornette. It seems to be working, jazz is supposed to provoke a reaction, if it doesn't then, well, it's just music!

Best wishes, Jamie.

The producer writes:

Hey this is Karen, Jamie's radio producer..This is going to be a place where Jamie & the show team (Myself & Xanthe) add extra content that we can't fit into the show such as extended interviews with artists, video clips, special notes from Jamie, stories and anecdotes and extra information on gigs and festivals that we feel need a mention.

Don't forget tonight is the first part of our very exciting two-part special with Clint Eastwood in which Jamie visits Clint in his recording studio in LA and the two of them chat about their mutual love of jazz.

At the end of the show there will be videos available on Jamie's page showing sections of the interview and even some extra parts that didn't make it into the radio show.

I hope you enjoy seeing this different side to Clint Eastwood!

Jamie Cullum Blog BBC Radio 2 Jazz

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