Jamie Cullum

English jazz singer/pianist Jamie Cullum started playing guitar and piano at age 8, inspired and encouraged by his older brother, bassist/producer Ben Cullum.

∙ He honed his craft by playing at a chain of pizza restaurants across London several nights a week—just as Amy Winehouse had done early in her career.

∙ The Grammy-nominated 2003 album Twentysomething made Cullum the fastest-selling jazz artist in UK chart history.