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Jack is co-hosting a pioneering new 6-part series that will broadcast on both Scala Radio and Jazz FM. It will be Jack's debut on the latter station, and will see him join jazz singer China Moses to explore the area where jazz and classical music come together.

They will be joined by star guests including Nigel Kennedy and Terence Blanchard, as well as a live house band fronted by Robert Mitchell.

Jazz Meets Classical airs every Sunday at 8pm on Scala Radio and at 9pm on Jazz FM.

Jack's work and latest radio series, Jazz Meets Classical, have been profiled in Total TV Guide, Britain's fastest-growing multi-channel TV and radio listings magazine.

The interview explores his latest radio collaboration with China Moses and Jazz FM, as well as his music work more broadly; Jack looks back on his musical education - from accompanying hymns to dropping out of university - and shares his own musical philosophy.

 Jack's Saturday Culture Bunker will continue to go behind-the-scenes in the arts. 

After a packed festive month of conversations with Sir Tim Rice, Samantha Barks and Gareth Malone, Jack will continue to showcase the creative world with the help of some star guests. Among the musicians joining Jack in January are the legendary film composer Alan Silvestri, original Jersey Boy Bob Gaudio, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and performer Caroline Shaw, cellist Steven Isserlis, conductor Jaime Martin and composer Richard Allain.

 Jack was honoured to join the voting panel for the 2022 BRIT Awards.

He also sat on the judging panel for the 2020 and 2021 Awards.

Jack has curated and presented 5 podcasts in a 10-episode series for Poland's Adam Mickiewicz Institute, exploring the life and work of composer Krzysztof Penderecki.

It forms part of the online platform, Penderecki's Garden.

Jack has curated another playlist for leading classical music magazine, Gramophone.

To mark Remembrance, Jack explores the links between classical and military music.

Jack has made his debut on Magic At The Musicals.

Jack spoke with Sir Cameron Mackintosh in a special interview to mark the legendary producer's 75th Birthday, broadcast on Sunday 17th October.

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Jack hosted the Royal Marines Band Service Virtual Experience, showcasing the opportunities available to young musicians.

The video featured interviews with members of the RMBS, as well as a static display from members of the Corps of Drums.

The Creative UK Group (Creative Industries Federation and Creative England) have appointed a new UK Council. This will help to shape the Group's priorities, policy positions and amplify the voice of their 10,000-strong membership, representing creative organisations, businesses and educational institutions from across the UK.

Jack is delighted to be joining this UK Council, to help amplify the voice of young creatives, the radio and the classical industries.

Jack has joined a new initiative launched by the world-leading Glyndebourne Opera Festival, becoming a member of a new strategic think tank called the Creative Conspirators.

Jack was delighted to be part of the panel for the Final of the 2021 ORA Singers Composer Competition. He joined a jury chaired by Gareth Malone, alongside conductor Natalie Murray Beale and composer Donna McKevitt.

You can watch the Final on YouTube:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIgDmy4P740

Jack has been announced as the headliner of the new London music festival, 'Music Escapes 2021', billed as the Capital's answer to Glastonbury. The Festival includes performances at multiple major London landmarks, including St Paul's Cathedral, Southbank Centre, Barbican and the Hard Rock Cafe; other artists involved include Beverley Knight and Erin Bowman. Jack's newly-recorded song will be released later in the summer.