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Cheltenham Jazz Festival

Jamie has highlights from this year’s digital festival, and is joined by fellow musician and Radio 2 colleague Cerys Matthews to talk about her love of jazz

Cheltenham Jazz Festival is always a highlight of the musical calendar for Jamie Cullum - in fact, 2021 should have seen his tenth appearance there before the pandemic intervened...again! Whilst jazz fans couldn't flock to the annual West Country extravaganza in person, the festival moved online, bringing a host of great live streamed concerts to fans everywhere.

To celebrate and reflect on a weekend of great music, Jamie is joined by fellow musician and Radio 2 presenter Cerys Matthews - who has been a regular at Cheltenham in the past and co-hosted this year's digital coverage.

Renowned for her eclectic musical passions, Cerys gets into her relationship with jazz - her most loved artists, what’s on her radar now and who’s excited her on the 2021 Cheltenham Jazz Festival lineup.

Jamie also picks his live highlights from this year’s festival and some favourite live tracks from previous years, including a classic duet of his.

57 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 May 2021 21:00

Music Played

  • Clare Teal & Kansas Smitty’s

    Movin' On (Live At Cheltenham 2018)

  • Ron Carter

    A Feeling

    • All Blues.
    • CTI.
  • Ayanna Witter-Johnson

    Unconditionally (Live At Cheltenham 2021)

    • Road Runner.
  • Billie Holiday

    God bless the child

    • Columbia.
  • Raffy Bushman

    Abraham

    • Bridge The Gap.
  • Louis Armstrong

    What A Wonderful World

    • What A Wonderful World.
    • Stateside.
  • Zara McFarlane

    Fisherman

    • Arise.
    • Brownswood Recordings.
  • Rachael Cohen

    Riggins, Higgins?

    • Halftime.
    • Whirlwind Recordings.
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra

    Undecided

    • Decca.
  • Tim Garland & Jason Rebello

    Traveller (Live At Cheltenham 2021)

  • Jordan Rakei

    Say Something

    • Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei.
    • Night Time Stories.
  • Jamie Cullum & Gregory Porter

    Gran Torino (Live At Cheltenham 2012)

Broadcast

  • Tue 4 May 2021 21:00