The era of melodic swing did not perish when we lost old-school crooners like Nat King Cole or Frank Sinatra. Nope, that jazzy swag is pulsating in artists like pianist Jamie Cullum.
But don’t confuse him with Harry Connick Jr. or Michael Buble. Though these men are also great performers and at the top of my heartthrob list, Jamie Cullum is on a different stage of experimentation when it comes to his music.
Maybe it’s the promiscuity that comes with the youth he embraced in his album “Twentysomething,” or maybe his ears hear something we don’t. Check out one Cullum show and he will stun you.
His remixing skills bring a little bit of jazz, funk, blues, rock, and pop with songs like Pharell Williams’ “Frontin’,” “I Could Have Danced All Night” from the musical My Fair Lady, and even Jimi Hendrix’s “Wind Cries Mary.”
I think it’s safe to say that maybe he is a radio junkie and doesn’t lie when he says he likes all types of music. I think it’s safe to say Jamie Cullum is a real musician and your tired radio station sucks for not playing more of his music.
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