Cheltenham Jazz Festival
Blow for music fans as Jamie Cullum pulls out of Jazz Festival
Pint-sized pop star said he was gutted to be missing the event.
Jenni PhillipsContent and Audience Editor
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One of the directors of Cheltenham's Jazz Festival has pulled out of the event just weeks before it was due to start.
Jamie Cullum has announced he will no longer be appearing at the festival due to ill health.
He had been due to perform at the event which starts on April 26, as well as acting as guest director.
But in a statement on his Facebook page he announced he will no longer be attending.
He said: "I'm absolutely gutted to be missing Cheltenham Jazz Festival - one of my personal highlights of the year - due to illness. My sincere apologies to everyone for having to pull out of this and other events this month.
"I'm under doctor's orders at the moment but hope to be back on the road soon."
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The exact nature of his illness is unknown.
Jamie had been due to perform with Ben Folds. He was also due to attend the Ultimate House Party at 131 the Prom.
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