This week on his BBC Radio 2 show, Jamie Cullum features the American jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot in session at the BBC Maida Vale Studios.
Melody takes influence from blues, jazz and Latin music. Today she performs tracks from her latest album, The Absence, which was released in May.
Listen on demand on BBC iPlayer until Tuesday 3rd July.
This week on his BBC Radio 2 show, Jamie Cullum chats to American jazz vocalist and composer Carmen Lundy. She talks about what it was like growing up in a musical family, alongside her famous bass player brother Curtis and gospel singer mother.
Carmen also discusses her latest album, Changes, and how she has managed to maintain her creativity after nearly three decades of recording albums.
Also this week, Jamie returns to the BBC archives to dig out a recording of Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African pianist and composer, performing on the TV show Ebony back in January 1986.
Listen on BBC iPlayer till Tuesday 13th March.
