New radio show
Jack confirmed as arts festival Patron for second year
Children's musical to appear at Kent theatre
Jack has a new show on Magic Radio's Magic Classical, moving to host weekend breakfast from Saturday 18th April. He hosted weekend afternoons for seven years.
Jack is also the regular stand-in for Charles Nove at weekday breakfast.
Jack's trademark composer stories and bright cultural news continue, alongside the signature breakfast Screentime Hour of film, TV and videogame music favourites from 9am.
Listen every weekend morning, 7am-10am.
Children's musical to appear at Kent theatre
Jack confirmed as arts festival Patron for second year
Children's musical to appear at Kent theatre
Following several years touring schools across London and the South East, Jack's seaside children's musical Gulls & Buoys will appear in a theatre for the first time.
Schools across Kent will be learning the show - supervised by Jack's mentor team - ready for performances at the Astor Theatre in Deal in July.
More details to follow.
Jack confirmed as arts festival Patron for second year
Jack confirmed as arts festival Patron for second year
Jack confirmed as arts festival Patron for second year
Jack is delighted to be the Patron of Surrey's 2026 Arts Alive Festival, his second year in the role. It marks the first time a patron has supported for successive years, and he follows in the footsteps of previous patrons including Judi Dench and Lorraine Kelly.
Arts Alive is Mole Valley's award-winning community arts festival showcasing music, theatre, comedy, art and more, with over 100 events and 14,000 attendees.
Mirror profile
New article series with Medici TV
Jack confirmed as arts festival Patron for second year
Did you catch the profile of Jack in The Sunday Mirror and online this December? It explored Jack's work writing a song for HM The King, his touring children's musical that visits schools in deprived areas, and his Thank Your Music Teacher initiative...
New piano book
New article series with Medici TV
New article series with Medici TV
Jack's next publication is a piano anthology collaboration with Andrew Eales and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.
'Music We Might Have Played' is a collection of 19 piano pieces and composers, published by Hal Leonard and available worldwide online and in all good music shops. It shines a light on piano gems deserving a greater spotlight, featuring such writers as Florence Price, Cécile Chaminade and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. It features the sheet music and commentary, and is suitable for Grade 5 players and above.
The repertoire list was curated by Jack alongside esteemed piano educator Andrew Eales, with the pair providing composer and pedagogical commentary for each piece. Jeneba Kanneh-Mason provides the foreword.
Music We Might Have Played is available online and in all good music stores, including Musicroom.
New article series with Medici TV
New article series with Medici TV
New article series with Medici TV
Having co-presented their live TV coverage of the Verbier Festival this summer, Jack is delighted to be expanding his collaboration with Medici TV by contributing a new article series to their online magazine, Page Turner.
'Pepper's Portraits' will be published every month, each time showcasing a different composer. His first portrait introduces his composer idol, Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Jack attends Royal 35 Under 35 celebration in Scotland
Jack attends Royal 35 Under 35 celebration in Scotland
Jack attends Royal 35 Under 35 celebration in Scotland
Jack joined fellow members of The King's Foundation's 35 Under 35 list at a special reception with HM The King.
Held at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, the group were also given a guided tour of the site and participated in activities like rock climbing and a farm trip, exploring the education and environmental work of His Majesty's charity.
Photo: Jane Barlow / PA Wire
Jack performs at government conference
Jack attends Royal 35 Under 35 celebration in Scotland
Jack attends Royal 35 Under 35 celebration in Scotland
Jack was invited to perform a piano set for members of the UK Government in Liverpool on 29th September. He sang original songs at the piano, alongside playing jazz standards and classical favourites.
He attended as a board member of Creative UK, in partnership with
Channel 4.
Paperback release
Jack attends Royal 35 Under 35 celebration in Scotland
Concert collaboration with the National Trust
The paperback edition of Jack's debut book was released on 11th September 2025.
'Raising The Roof' provides a colourful and accessible introduction to classical music. It is illustrated by Michele Bruttomesso.
Published by Templar Books / Bonnier Books, it is available in hardback and paperback worldwide.
Concert collaboration with the National Trust
Concert collaboration with the National Trust
Concert collaboration with the National Trust
In collaboration with the National Trust, Jack joined flautist Lisa Friend and Royal biographer Hugo Vickers for a Gala night of music and conversation marking 80 years since the end of the Second World War.
It took place in Ralph Vaughan Williams's childhood home at Leith Hill Place in Surrey, a site now looked after by the National Trust.
Jack hosted the evening from the piano, performing classical duets with Lisa, singing original songs at the piano and moderating the panel discussion.
Jack co-hosts Verbier Festival TV coverage
Concert collaboration with the National Trust
Jack co-hosts Verbier Festival TV coverage
Jack joined Annie Dutoit-Argerich to present Medici TV's live coverage of Switzerland's Verbier Festival this summer. The 2025 Festival ran 16th July - 3rd August. Their guests included Sonya Yoncheva, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Paavo Järvi.
The coverage can be watched for free on replay on Medici TV for three months.
This follows the 2024 Festival, where Jack hosted artist Q&As in front of live audiences.
Jack in Parliament
Concert collaboration with the National Trust
Jack co-hosts Verbier Festival TV coverage
Supporting the Arts and Minds campaign, Jack was in Westminster to hand in a letter signed by over 10,000 arts professionals addressed to the Secretaries of State for Education and for Culture, Media and Sport.
He joined campaign supporters including the National Education Union, the Independent Society of Musicians, Music Mark and Dance UK, and added his name to a letter signed by the likes of Sally Phillips, Harriet Walter, Samuel West, Juliet Stevenson and Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason.
Later, Jack addressed a special reception held in Parliament for the campaign, hosted by Polly Billington MP.