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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 research activities

More information about Jack’s artistic activities

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Latest news and upcoming performances


Latest news and upcoming performances


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.

LA TECHNIQUE DU TUBA

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

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!