Guardian Music — Cheltenham Jazz FestivalThere's a musicians' joke: if you want to make a million out of jazz, start with two million. It's not a theory that's been tested much because players with that kind of headstart don't show up often but Hugh Laurie, former st... more info

Guardian Music — Pianist plays pop and jazz, both old and new, in his first performance since birth of his daughter in MarchJamie Cullum could not be described as edgy, but he loves jazz passionately and wants a lot more people to get its point. "It's only the second... more info

Guardian Music — Cheltenham Town HallThe 2011 Cheltenham Jazz festival, curated by the springheeled Jamie Cullum and packed with young stars, opened with one of the oldest still working. But, since you could close your eyes while the octogenarian Dame Cleo Laine was ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Matt Wertz is a singer/songwriter. Originally from Liberty, Missouri he now calls Nashville, Tennessee, home. Wertz's interest in music started when he was young, but it was his interest in visual art that led him to the University of Illinois at... more info

ContactMusic — British singer Jamie Cullum has auctioned off a collection of his footwear to raise cash for the relief efforts in Japan. The pianist placed several pairs of sneakers on auction website eBay. com following the devastating earthquake and tsunami... more info

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People.com — Baby Lyra was born Wednesday in London, the couple's rep confirms more info

ContactMusic — British model Sophie Dahl and husband Jamie Cullum have welcomed their first child, daughter Lyra. The beauty, granddaughter of beloved author Roald Dahl, and the jazz singer married last year (10) and announced they were to be parents in Septembe... more info

Sky News — Model Sophie Dahl and her musician husband Jamie Cullum are celebrating the birth of their first child. more info

The Telegraph — Gillian Reynolds reviews the last episode of Music Planet on Radio 4, plus Song Stories' edition on My Way by Frank Sinatra (R2) and Jamie Cullum's Radio 2 jazz show. more info