Jamie Cullum on BBC Radio 2 at Cheltenham Jazz Festival
02 May 2014, Posted in:

It's all happening in Cheltenham this weekend, as the town hosts the annual Jazz Festival that's been running since 1996. This year's line-up includes Laura Mvula, Tinariwen, Roberta Flack, Gilles Peterson, Gregory Porter and Jamie Cullum himself, so it's easy to understand why it's so popular, with many of the events already sold out.

The above photo shows Jamie recording his BBC Radio 2 show with the Folded Wing team at last year's festival, and we're very excited that Jamie will be presenting live from the festival this year, as he covers Dermot O'Leary's slot on Saturday 3-6pm.

One of the sell-out sessions is a DJ set by Folded Wing's very own Karen P and Jamie Cullum - if you're lucky enough to already have tickets then you can catch the pair at Hotel 131 from 11pm-1am on Saturday night.

You'll also find Karen on a daytime panel on the Saturday called 'Getting Ahead In Broadcasting', alongside BBC Radio 3's Fiona Talkington and Jez Nelson, presenter of Jazz On 3. They'll be providing insight into their own career paths and talking about the challenges of getting into the broadcasting industry.

On his show, Jamie will present coverage and highlights from the festival as well as welcoming interview and session guests picked from the plethora of brilliant musicians playing at the festival.

Here's just a taster of what we've got to look forward to...

Belgian chanteuse Melanie De Biasio will be joining Jamie on air...

 

 

Along with Bristolian jazz rockers Get The Blessing...

 

 

Idaho-born singer/songwriter/saxophonist Curtis Stigers will also be in attendance...

 

 

Along with Welsh singer Judith Owen.

 

 

You can find more information about the show and listen online on the BBC Radio 2 site here.

Jamie's usual Radio 2 show on Tuesday will also feature highlights from the festival.

Last year we posted an extensive behind the scenes look at Jamie and Folded Wing's trip to Cheltenham, you can read all about it here. His guests last year included Laura Mvula and also Georgie Fame, who joined Jamie at his legendary Hammond organ...