[Dixielandjazz] UK's Top Selling Jazz Artist - Jamie Cullum

[andy.ling at quantel.com]

Steve Barbone wrote on 22/06/2009 15:38:38:

> Jamie Cullum, who Wikipedia calls "the UK's biggest selling jazz 
> artist of all time" fired up Carnegie Hall last Saturday.
> 

This reminds me of a story told to me by a trumpet playing friend.

He had been hired for a gig in a "New Orleans" style four
piece band. Trumpet, Bass, Banjo & Reeds. All the guys
in the band were 50+

At then end of their first number, someone came up to
them and asked. Which one of you is the Jamie Cullum
look alike?

It turns out a series of Chinese whispers between the
client, organisers and booking agent translated
"Something like Jamie Cullum" into a trad jazz band.

Still, they got paid, had a good time and maybe even
converted some people to OKOM :-)

It also high-lights that despite what some may think of
Jamie Cullum, he is helping our music get to a wider audience.

Andy Ling




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