Jools Holland
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"Julian Miles "Jools" Holland", Order of the British Empire/OBE, Deputy Lieutenant/DL is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was a founder of the band Squeeze (band)/Squeeze and his work has involved him with many artists including Sting (musician)/Sting, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, George Harrison, David Gilmour, Magazine (band)/Magazine and Bono.

Holland is a published author and appears on television shows besides his own and contributes to radio shows. In 2004, he collaborated with Tom Jones (singer)/Tom Jones on an album of traditional R&B music. Since 1992, he has hosted Later... with Jools Holland, a music-based show aired on BBC2, on which his annual show Hootenanny (UK TV series)/Hootenanny is based. He also regularly hosts the weekly programme Jools Holland on BBC Radio 2, which is a mix of live and recorded music and general chat and features studio guests, along with members of his orchestra.

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My love is new music, I tend to go and see a lot of bands, while [co-producer] Mark Cooper spends his time reading the press. It's often the new acts that strike a chord, because they aren't seen on other shows.

To me, a jazz venue is what's playing there. I once saw something amazing at the Gilded Balloon during the Festival, which really stuck in my head. That's why I don't really see the Jam House as fitting in anywhere in particular in the Edinburgh jazz scene - the clubs all do different things.