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| The 2004 UK tour kicked off with a star-studded concert
at the historic Royal Albert Hall, donating all proceeds to the Teenage
Cancer Trust. Later that year, he collaborated with Tom Jones
on an album of traditional R&B music. The album, which was recorded
at Jools' Helicon Mountain studio with Laurie Latham, entered the
UK Album Charts at Number 5. In January 2005, Jools and his band performed with Eric Clapton as the headline act of the Tsunami Relief Concert in Cardiff. Jools married Christabel McEwen in August 2005 and, the following month, he was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for Kent. In March 2007, Jools played two very special charity concerts, at Wells Cathedral and Rochester Cathedral, to raise funds for the upkeep of cathedrals throughout the British Isles and highlight the beauty of these historic buildings and the music within them. At the heart of these charity concerts was a new setting of the Mass, composed by Jools and commissioned by the Bishop of Bath and Wells. The new Mass was performed exclusively in the two cathedrals. [ back ] [ next ] |