Jack Adler-McKean is a performer-researcher promoting the tuba family through collaborations with internationally renowned ensembles, composers and academic institutions.

He performs as a soloist, improviser, in chamber ensembles, theatrical productions, and as an orchestral musician around the world, working with music new and old, as well as composing, arranging, and curating music for the tuba family.

His academic work in the field of artistic research incorporates elements of historical musicology, acoustic science, quantitative organology, and ethnography in his study of performance practice, currently as a post-doctoral research fellow at Lund University.

More information about Jack’s artistic activities

Latest news and upcoming projects

WEBSITE OVERHAUL

Welcome to Jack’s newly overhauled website! You can now find direct links to all of Jack’s activities, including on-going research projects, new music for tuba, live and studio recordings, and compositions and arrangements available for purchase.

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NEW MUSIC FOR SERPENT

Jack is very excited to be giving the premiere of four new pieces for serpent as part of Lund Contemporary in February 2024. Generously supported by an incentive grant from Lund University, he will be performing new works from Henrik Denerin, Athena Corcoran-Tadd, Orlando Bass, and Jesse Ronneau. More information about the concert is available here, while more information about this area of Jack’s research is available here.

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LA TECHNIQUE DU TUBA

The French-language version of Jack’s guides for performers and composers is now also available through this website.

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THE PLAYING TECHNIQUES OF HISTORICAL LOW BRASS INSTRUMENTS

Created through his 2023 research scholarship from the Berlin Senate, Jack’s guides to the playing techniques of historical low brass instruments is now available through this website. Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in writing for these weird and wonderful instruments!