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 Jack is behind several new articles and columns released this month. 

His latest 'Pepper Portrait' for Medici TV's online magazine Page Turner showcases the work of Gustav Holst.

He has sat down with the acclaimed violinist and conductor András Keller for Gramophone Magazine, in addition to curating their 2026/27 Global Season Preview for the print edition and online. He has curated their worldwide lookahead for five years running.

Jack returned to the 2026 Verbier Festival to solo host the live coverage broadcast worldwide on Medici TV.

His guests backstage included Renée Fleming, Vasily Petrenko and Alexandre Kantorow.

Jack hosts a new Saturday evening series on Magic Radio's Magic Classical throughout August. 

My Life In Music sees him sit down with some of the UK's best-loved musicians to explore the projects and music that shaped their lives. His guests are Michael Ball, Jon Batiste, Katherine Jenkins, Julian Lloyd Webber and Alfie Boe. 

Listen every Saturday at 9pm UK time, or listen back via Rayo.

Jack's regular weekend breakfast show continues, 7-10am.

Look out for the August issue of Gramophone Magazine, available worldwide from 16th July and online. 

Jack curates a special feature on 'Writing For Royalty', sharing his own experiences composing for HM The King and speaking with three fellow Royal composers: Paul Mealor, James MacMillan and Errollyn Wallen.

A second round of workshops have been held for a major new stage musical that Jack has co-written with BBC Radio 1 presenter Matt Edmondson. 

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Jack's seaside children's musical Gulls & Buoys returns to schools across Greater London, Surrey and Kent this summer, now in its fourth year.

Schools across the South East are learning the show - supervised by Jack's mentor team - ready for performances in school halls through July.

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.

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.

Did you catch the profile of Jack in The Sunday Mirror and online? 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...

Jack's latest book 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.

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 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.