Jack L News

24.09.2011 - New Videos by John Gallagher

Check out the Videos page for new music videos. Thanks to John Gallagher for this amazing body of work. http://youtu.be/ddm-3c4A1e4

23.09.2011 - Second London Show Announced!

After incredible shows at the recent Edinburgh Fringe and a captivating performance in McQueens, Jack will be returning to London to play at Shaka Zulu, Stables Market, Camden London NW on October 20^th

Tickets available at https://agmp.ticketabc.com/events/jack-lukeman

02.09.2011 - Jack @ the Electric Picnic & London in September

Jack will make a special guest appearance with Sharon Shannon at this weekend's Electric Picnic festival which makes for a great taster ahead of their National Concert shows in November

02.09.2011 - Jack L - Live at McQueen, London September 15th

Chez Jack L - Irish star Jack Lukeman Brings His Phenomenal Talent To London (Click here for More info) on September 15th at McQueen, Shoreditch (Click here for Ticket Info)

29.08.2011 - More 5 star reviews from edinburgh fringe..

Another 5 Star Review from the Edinburgh Fringe Guardian Online..

"If You Go To Just One Show At The Fringe, Make It Chez Jack L ...remarkable...more"

24.08.2011 - Opening Night 5 Star Review in Edinburgh

Jack received a 5 Star Review for the opening night at the Edinburgh Fringe..

"I have not seen him perform before, but quite simply he blew me away. Within seconds of appearing on stage, I know he has a confident stage presence...more"

26.07.2011 - 7 Nights at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Jack will play 7 Nights at the Assembly Festival in Edinburgh from August 23rd to August 29th as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Tickets on Sale this Monday (August 1st). Check out http://www.assemblyfestival.com for more information.
In 2010, Jack played in the famouse Spiegel Tent in Edinburgh to rave reviews culminating in winning the Edinburgh Spotlight Best Music Award 2010. (http://www.edinburghspotlight.​com/2010/08/fringe-edin...burgh-spotlight-best-music-awa​rd-2010)

02.06.2011 - Live at Vicar Street - July 1st

VICAR STREET 1ST JULY. SPECIAL STRING AND BAND SHOW WITH VISUALS. ALSO DONT MISS OTHER UPCOMING GIGS

16.05.2011 - And the Winner is...

Linda Kinsella from Rathoath!!! Well Done Linda :) Enjoy your VIP tickets and 1 Night at the Herbert Park Hotel..

14.05.2011 - VIP Tickets Competition - NOW CLOSED

The competition for the VIP tickets to Vicar Street is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. The winner will be announced on Monday at 9.30pm!

05.05.2011 - High Fidelity - A Century of Song

Two of Ireland's most talented stage performers, Jack L and Julie Feeney, have joined forces to present a ground-breaking new radio series, 'High Fidelity, a Century of Recorded Song', which starts May 16th on RTÉ lyric fm. The series runs for 26 weeks and promises a sound-map of recorded song from Thomas Edison to the iPod, from Tin Pan Alley to X-Factor.

Hear the voices of Caruso, McCormack, Hoagey Carmichael, Al Jolson, Maria Callas, Bing Crosby, Paul Robeson, Frank Sinatra, Sophie Tucker, Ella Fitzgerald, Bobby Darin, Jacques Brel & many more...check out http://www.facebook.com/pages/High-Fidelity-a-century-of-song-with-Jack-L-and-Julie-Feeney/209958069019956 for more information

03.05.2011 - Win Tickets to Vicar Street Show - May 27th

Win 2 V.I.P Tickets to see Jack perform on Friday May 27th plus an Overnight Indulgence Package at Dublin's 4 Star Herbert Park Hotel!

Competition Prize is:
Overnight Indulgence Package which includes accommodation in a deluxe room, chilled Prosecco & canapés in the Terrace Lounge before you head off to Vicar Street, breakfast in bed until 12 noon with late check-out until 2pm and secure underground car parking.

PLUS 2 VIP Tickets to see Jack L perform that night at Dublin's Vicar St.

To Enter:
Simply click here and select that you will be attending the event and you will automatically enter the draw!

08.04.2011 - Vicar Street Re-Schedule

The Vicar street date formerly on April 29th has been rescheduled to July 1st.

Apologies all round but the first piano and string show in Vicar Street on April 29th has been rescheduled to July 1st. The May 27th show, with the gospel choir, remains the same.

For more details, please see http://www.aikenpromotions.com/jack-l/jack-l.html

03.03.2011 - 2 NIGHTS ANNOUNCED IN VICAR ST

Jack L is back after a sold out show in the National Concert Hall on February 27th with two very different shows in Vicar Street on April 29th & May 27th...click here for more info

24.02.2011 - N.C.H SHOW SOLD OUT

THANKS TO ALL WHO BOUGHT TICKETS FOR NATIONAL CONCERT HALL.
NEW DUBLIN DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON..

25.01.2011 - Jack & Camille on the Saturday Night Show

Jack and Camille O'Sullivan performed together on the Saturday Show last weekend.

Jack will perform with a full Orchestra at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on February 27th. Tickets available at the NCH Box office at 01 4170000 / or from the NCH website at www.nch.ie

06.01.2011 - NEW DUBLIN DATE ANNOUNCED

An Evening with Jack L & Orchestra at the National Concert Hall, Dublin on February 27th. Tickets available at the NCH Box office at 01 4170000 / or from the NCH website at www.nch.ie

14.12.2010 - Merry Christmas & Happy New Year..

Thanks for a great year everybody..love jack

22.11.2010 - Stardust Video..

19.11.2010 - New Date Added - Dundalk Spirit Store

Jack will be performing at the Spirit Store in dundalk on December 3rd. Tickets available www.spiritstore.ie

15.11.2010 - Jack interveiwed in the Sunday Tribune

When Jack Lukeman digs deep to sing the songs of the holocaust, he is communing with ghosts. Una Mullally met him in Paris

Sitting in a cafe near Rue des Irlandais in Paris, Jack L (or Lukeman) is stirring a cup of coffee and talking about Theresienstadt concentration camp. He has just completed soundchecking with a pianist, violinist, opera singer and accordion player in a church around the corner, and just a few hours ago he was finishing up another gig in London. Lukeman, the acclaimed Kildare-born bluesy rock 'n' roll singer, is here as part of the 40th KBC Music In Great Irish Houses festival, which has relocated to Irish-linked locations in Paris to celebrate its landmark anniversary.

Back to Theresienstadt or Terezin as it's also known, because Lukeman is here to tell that story. Theresienstadt was a concentration camp about 60 miles outside Prague which was intended to house more 'privileged' Jews from Austria, Germany and Czechoslovakia.

The upshot of this was it became a ghetto of sorts for artists, writers, musicians, playwrights and academics. A strange artistic culture grew; operas were staged, music was composed, concerts performed, while the Nazis used the camp, which was better kept than others, as a propaganda tool for the visiting Red Cross.

Kurt Gerron, the original performer in Kurt Weil and Bertolt Brecht's Threepenny Opera, was interned at Theresienstadt, where he ran a cabaret called the Karussell. In 1944 he was coerced into creating a propaganda film about the 'humane' conditions in the camp. When filming wrapped, he was sent to Auschwitz and killed.

The strange circumstances of Theresienstadt, where creativity emerged from the most horrific of circumstances, is a largely untold story. The evening myself and Jack L meet, he's a couple of hours away from performing songs composed there and associated with the camp in the dramatic setting of the Centre Culturel Irlandais chapel, under the watchful eye of theatre director Tom Creed.

"I suppose it's that thing about art blossoming in such a derelict situation and that people were able to do that, able to write songs," Lukeman says when explaining what drew him to the music. "You feel that they were fuelled by it. If the songs were no good, I probably wouldn't have done it. But when I heard the songs, they were just so beautiful and haunting."

His favourite is 'Wiegala', an achingly gorgeous lullaby composed by Ilse Weber. When Ilse's husband Willi was sent from Theresienstadt to Auschwitz, she volunteered to go with him, bringing their son Tommy so the family wouldn't be split up. Ilse and her son were killed upon arrival. Willi survived.

The story is compelling, but it's the music that hooked Lukeman. He refers to the songs and others like them as "antique" songs. "Nobody actually knows where the melodies came from. When you hear songs like these songs, Jewish folk, they always sound familiar. It's like they're built into us all."

That evening, when Lukeman gives a remarkable vocal performance in both English and German to a captivated audience, there definitely does seem something familiar about the songs. "The great thing about these songs and the format of them is that they aren't like the formats of modern songs, a verse/chorus kind of thing. It's more about repetitive melody lines," Lukeman enthuses. "They tell stories, but they're circular chants that go around. The melodies are a lot stronger too, so there's a technical side of it and then there's the creative side of it that appeals to you, the instinctual side. I've always been instinctual about music more than anything else."

Singing in German was a challenge for Lukeman. He learns things by osmosis, "listening over and over and over. Eventually it goes in." Singing is one thing, but Lukeman's macabre and dramatic performances can't be ignored. He doesn't know why he performs like this. It just happens.

"I've never been academically trained in music and maybe because of that I've been able to give different styles and different types of music a shot. My father was big into opera and crooners. Then my mother had a record collection that was rock 'n' roll. My brothers and sisters were into '70s and '80s stuff. I loved it all. As a kid I was fascinated by music, hypnotised by it." He pauses before talking about what happens when he starts singing: "Singing a song, you find the centre of the song and you become the character. Sometimes it's method singing. Something like 'What Keeps Mankind Alive' [another Theresienstadt-associated song] is a very dark song, so you definitely dig deep on that one."

And that night, when fluorescent bars light his face from below, and theatrical shadows form over his face as he punches out the nihilistic 1920s punk of Weill and Brecht, the song becomes him, and he becomes the song.

Jack L's performance was part of the KBC Music in Great Irish Houses Festival, at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris. The event was supported by Culture Ireland,

03.11.2010 - Jack at the Irish Culture Centre, Paris..

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/features/2010/1102/1224282474097.html

02.11.2010 - New Live Dates Announced

New dates announced in Belfast and Galway. Check out the Live Show Listing

20.10.2010 - Jack Live in London at the Pigalle

Jack will perform live at the Pigalle in London this coming Friday,  October 22nd. For Tickets, see www.songkick.com

13.10.2010 - Songs from Theresienstadt, Paris Oct 23rd

Songs from Theresienstadt

Jack's appearance at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris on October 23rd is a special one off show of songs written in Ttheresienstadt, a concentration camp 60km north of Prague during World War 2, where artists and musicians were given the cynical right to entertain fellow victims with songs they had composed.

Amazingly, a beautiful body of work was produced by composers such as Viktor Ullman and Pavel Haas, with some beautiful lullabies and performance peices shining through the gloom.

The show will also feature songs by Kurt Viell also sung in German, Czechoslovakian and English. Jack will be singing in German and English with a number of other fine musicians and singers from the classical arena .....

Tickets available at the Venue - +33 (0)1 58 52 10 30 / www.centreculturelirlandais.com

02.10.2010 - TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED -FRANCE/ UK/ IRELAND

The last dates for 2010 have been announced. Taking in London, Paris and Ireland. Get your tickets  for the whirlwind tour now before they sell out..

22.09.2010 - Jack in NYC (Sept 23rd & 24th)

Jack will be playing at Characters in NYC this Friday and Saturday. Check out www.irishemigrant.com for the full story..

11.09.2010 - Jack to play NYC on Sept 24th & 25th

Jack L will be appearing live in New York Sept 24th & 25th in Characters NYC for a special charity concert. Check out www.charactersnyc.com from more details. All proceeds go to Starlight Children's Foundation

30.08.2010 - Jack wins Best Music award in Edinburgh

Jack won the 'Best Music' award as voted by Edinburgh Spotlight for his 'Month of Monday's shows. Click here to read the full article

28.08.2010 - Latest 5 Star Review from Edinburgh..

The heavens opened in Edinburgh on the day of this Jack L show and failed to close again.   The bar area of the Spiegel Garden, situated outside The Famous Spiegeltent, both of which have taken up temporary residence in George Square, Edinburgh for the duration of the Edinburgh Fringe, looked a distinctly sorry and soggy site as the punters attempted to shelter from the elements before the doors to the Famous Spiegeltent opened for tonight’s performance.

Once inside this atmospheric venue, you leave the outside world and the bad weather. behind.  The Famous Spiegltent is a venue of magic and a unique  performance space.  A  circular, circus like structure of mirrors and stained glass, where you can almost feel the ghosts of a thousand memorable performances past, transporting you to a world of cabaret, torch singers, vaudeville and endless possibilities.  It is unlike any other venue at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Jack L, dressed top to toe in black, walks onto the stage holding up a battered and worse for wear looking black umbrella,  accompanied only by Dara Munnis on piano. The reason for the umbrella becomes clear as the plaintive opening chords of ‘I Think It’s Going to Rain Today’ strike up.  Perhaps the umbrella is a too obvious link to the lyrics of the song, though it certainly pays tribute to the grim conditions of the day, but this much covered, soulful rumination on human loneliness is enriched by the sparse solemnity of the musical arrangement as is well suited to Jack L rich and powerful baritone voice.  The audience, seated around cabaret style tables in front of the stage, are immediately drawn in and stay that way for the rest of the evening.

Jack L is then joined on stage by the rest of the band for a stomping version of another Randy Newman classic, ‘Lonely at the Top’.  He has already told us that this performance will contain songs from some of his favourite songwriters, such as Randy Newman and Jacques Brel, as well as some of his own material. Jacques Brel tale of randy, drunken sailors, ‘Amsterdam’, is then given a heartfelt interpretation.

It’s immediately clear that part of the appeal of a Jack L live performance is the way that he lives and breathes every song.  The antithesis of a stand and deliver vocalist, he is a showman in every sense of the word.  He comes down off the stage for some of the numbers weaving his way through the audience and round the auditorium, stopping every now and then to deliver a line to someone, as he does on his own number ‘Bedsprings’, which segues into Peggy Lee’s ‘Fever’  and later on another song, ‘Starburst’, which he performs walking around the Famous Spiegeltent with just a cute miniature accordion for accompaniment .  This is followed by a song he introduces about a boy who has gone wrong, which he self deprecatingly refers to as “my hit…..in Outer Mongolia”.  ‘Georgie Boy’ is a soaring number whose chorus sticks in the brain long after the gig is over, and this is followed by ‘Rooftop Lullaby’, which does what it says on the tin, a meditative  lullaby which he performs with just him and his guitar.

He gets the audience on their feet for the call and response number,  ‘Little Man’ and they stay there for the mischievous ‘Wicked Way’ before encoring with an acapella version of a favourite song of his Father’s growing up, ‘Old Man River’, his voice filling the venue with its resonance alone, before closing with a Frank Sinatra type take on another Jacques Brel number, ‘Jackie’.  As with all great shows, it feels over too soon.

The band are uniformly excellent, but there is no doubt that a Jack L gig is a showcase for his amazing voice.  He is as accomplished at breathing new life into other songwriters classic material as he is in delivering live interpretations of his own songs.  He deserves to be heard by a much wider audience outside his native Ireland than he has at present and it is to be hoped that promoters out there feel the same way.

25.08.2010 - Another 5 star Review for Jack in Edinburgh

There are Fringe favourites who return, like clockwork, every year, and whose fans eagerly await their chance to buy their annual tickets. In a world where this is true, it seems a travesty that there is even space for a humble reviewer (who had never heard of Jack Lukeman until this month) to attend this gig. With only five performances at the Famous Spiegeltent this month, Jack L's "Month of Mondays" should have long ago sold out.

Stalking round the Spiegel Tent like a deranged elf, Jack L oozes a unique blend of menace and charisma. The woman swoon, the men sigh: this is what cool looks like. And indeed sounds like- Lukeman’s voice fills every corner of the Famous Spiegel Tent, wrapping his audience in a swirl of silken sound til they sit, hypnotised in the face of this most elegant aural assault.

In this state of rapture, the audience are powerless to resist Jack L's requests. When we are asked to clap, we clap. When Lukeman urges us to let loose any primal noise lurking in our depths as part of the chorus, we wail and stamp our feet and scream ourselves hoarse. When Lukeman bids his audience to gather close so he can whisper the secret of life, every member of the audience and the bar staff press forward to the centre of the tent, surrounding the singer who is perched on a chair. When the show finishes, we stumble into the rainy night, slightly stunned at what we have witnessed, knowing we have been part of something very special indeed.

It is to this reviewer's eternal shame that Jack Lukeman has stayed under her radar until now, but the good news is that he still has one more Monday left at the Spiegel Tent, and there is still a chance to close your Fringe with this most magnetic and talented of performers. Buy your tickets now, if there is any justice in the world they will not be easy to come by in future.

(by Julie Dawson - http://www.edinburghspotlight.com/2010/08/fringe-review-jack-l-a-month-of-mondays/)

15.08.2010 - Five star review for Jack in Edinburgh

"As a virgin to Jack L’s music prior to this engagement I found myself lured instantly by the charm of the occasion and this smooth charismatic performer, supported by an equally compelling band. His voice and alternative bluesy style offers a unique musical tool to revisit some of the classics like The Port of Amsterdam, which he performed last night to perfection to a captivated audience. Lukeman performed to an almost full crowd of movers and groovers, who all enjoyed a mixture of his original songs as well as soulful interpretations of tunes by musicians like Randy Newman.

For me the show climaxed in a moment of pure performance magic when the lights dimmed and Lukeman left the stage armed with only an accordion to serenade the audience. Another one of my favorites was his performance of Little Man, where his sing-a-long style injected the audience with fun and energy. The standing ovation he received was much deserved as he had the audience in the palm of his hand for over an hour. Defiantly worth a watch!"

(Written by Ramsay McBean - http://www.edfestmag.com/fringe/music/1677-fringejackl)

08.08.2010 - Jack Performs Month of Mondays in Edinburgh

Roll up Roll up. Catch Jack in the famous Spiegel Circus Tent at the Edinburgh Theatre festival 2010 for a month of Mondays starting this Monday August 9th!!

Check out www.spiegeltent.net/ for more details

28.07.2010 - Jack performs in Edinburgh Ffestival

Catch Jack at the world famous Spiegel Tent every Monday for the month of August, part of the Edinburgh Theatre Festival starting from August 9th and running each Monday 16th, 23rd and 30th. Tickets on Sale Saturday July 31st from the Official Spiegel Tent website or the Offical Edinburgh Festival Site

25.07.2010 - Jack and Astrid Hadad

Jack and Astrid Hadad after her amazing performance at the Festival of World Cultures at the Pavillion Theatre in Dun Laoghaire

20.07.2010 - Dun Laoghire Festival of World Cultures

Jack will be introducing, with word and song, the legendary mexican artist and performer Astrid Hadad at this years Dun Laoghire festival of world cultures at the pavillion theatre this Friday 23rd of July

Check out astrads amazing performances and costumes on www.astridhadad.com and www.myspace.com/astridhadadproductions

17.07.2010 - Bennicasim Festival Update

Thanks to all who attended Thursday's set at the Bennicasim Festival. Catch Jack again on Saturday Night on the Jack Daniels Stage. Muchas gracias..

15.07.2010 - Jack Interview on OneMoreTune.ie

Check out Jack being interviewed on the OneMoreTune.ie website..

12.07.2010 - Bennicasim Festival in Spain this weekend

Ola amigos! Catch jack on the line up of Bennicasim Festival in Spain this weekend, Thurs 15th July with a great line up for the weekend including: Gorillaz, Kasabian, Goldfrapp, Vampire Weekend, Mumford and Sons and The Prodigy to name but a few..

22.06.2010 - Console Benefit Concert at the NCH

Console Benefit Concert satuarday 3rd of July at the national concert hall in dublin. Jack L and the band featuring the Maynooth electric gospel choir plus special guests and support by Acabella. Tickets on Sale Now at 01 4170000 / www.nch.ie

All funds go to www.console.ie suicide and bereavement charity. Please support us, thanks

15.06.2010 - Shows Postponed

03.06.2010 - Flat Lake Literary & Arts Festival (June 6th)

Catch Jack Lukeman / Shane Mcgowan / Mundy / Alexie Sayle and many many more wonderments at the Flat Lake Literary and Arts Festival this Sunday..www.theflatlakefestival.com

19.05.2010 - iTunes Deluxe Tour 2010

Jack will be performing some special theatre acoustic dates in May and June to celebrate the release of his entire back catalogue on iTunes..

This intimate show will feature songs that have not been performed in a long time..

Check out www.youtube.com/jacklmusic for a daily video featuring tracks from the Deluxe Version of Metropolis Blue, Universe and many more...

12.05.2010 - Jack and Randy Newman

Jack and Randy Newman after his brilliant show in the grand canal theatre - glad to say he gave Jack's Burn on Album of his songs the thumbs up! A living legend for sure...god bless you randy & thanks for the great songs...

02.05.2010 - RIP Gerry

20.04.2010 - Bonus Deluxe Album Versions Now Available

At last, the entire Jack L Catalogue now available on 24 premier digital stores including iTunes/Amazon/Juno etc under 'Jack Lukeman aka Jack L' with Deluxe Versions and previously unreleased material...

'Metropolis Blue' Deluxe Edition with 3 Bonus Tracks...
'Universe' Deluxe Edition with 3 Bonus Tracks...
'Broken Songs' Deluxe Edition with 4 Bonus Tracks...
'Songs from the Little Universe Show' Deluxe Edition with 2 Bonus Tracks...
'Burn on', 'Wax', 'Sunday Independent', 'The Story So Far' also available ……Enjoy

15.04.2010 - New Summer Dates Announced..

New summer dates announced including the Spanish Bellacassim Festival on July 17th.... and other interesting festivals like the Vantastival in Co. Louth on May 2nd and Flatlakes Festival in Co. Monaghan -date to be announced..Click here for more details

02.04.2010 - Album Deluxe Editions on iTunes

BONUS DELUXE VERSIONS OF ‘BROKEN SONGS’ & ‘METROPOLIS BLUE’ NOW AVAILABLE ON iTunes  

 ‘Broken Songs (Deluxe Edition)’ & ‘Metropolis Blue’ (Deluxe Edition)    

iTunes are proud to release Deluxe Versions of the multi-platinum selling Broken Songs & Metropolis Blue.

Metropolis Blue – Deluxe Edition features 3 Bonus Tracks: ‘Tremendous’,‘Blinded’ & ‘Kevin’

Broken Songs – Deluxe Edition features 4 Bonus Tracks:  ‘Autumn Flower’, ‘The Man Who Couldn’t Cry’, ‘Open Your Borders (Live) & ‘The Boat’

(Search for ‘jack lukeman’ on iTunes)

Don’t forget to catch Jack in Vicar Street, Dublin on 9th and 10th of April

Tickets still available at www.ticketmaster.ie

01.04.2010 - Console Campaign Launch

Jack L launched the Conole campaign in aid of the suicide bereaved with Miriam O'Callaghan yesterday. Click here for Irish Times Article (Photo by Dara Mac Donaill)

30.03.2010 - Jack on Ray D'Arcy Show

Jack launched Snow Drop Day on the Ray D'Arcy Show this morning.

Please support the Console charity for the bereaved through suicide and buy a Snowdrop Pin where you see them.. Console promotes positive mental health within the community .. help and hope is available .thanks

Check out www..tv3.ie/3e/news.php for the Console official launch

29.03.2010 - It's been a busy week

As well as meeting with Carol Vorderman this week on the Saturday Night Show,  Jack also had the pleasure of shaking hands with Rosanna Scotto from Fox News & Taylor Hicks, the winner of American Idol, on a recent trip to New York for St. Patrick's Day.

28.03.2010 - Panoramic Pictues of Vicar st

Click here for panoramic picutres of Jack playing live at Vicar Street on March 19th. (Photos by Florian Korn | www.pano.ie)

Tickets still available for April 9th & 10th at Vicar Street from www.ticketmaster.ie

24.03.2010 - Jack running for major of NYC??

nope .. but its Jack with New York City Major Mike Bloomberg in new york at the Adrian Flannery show on Saint Patrick's Day, on the Music with a Mission Tour, promoting suicide awareness and prevention in his new role as 2010 Ambassador for Console.

Click here to contact Console and learn more about the help and hope available to those in distress or need..please dont suffer in silence

04.03.2010 - NEWSFLASH- 3rd Vicar Street Gig

Due to popular demand, a 3rd Vicar Street gig has been added (April 10th). Tickets on sale now at www.ticketmaster.ie

Jack will also be performing a benefit gig in aid of the Aishling Community Centre on 16th March at Rory Dolan's, 890 McLean Avenue, Yonkers, New York. Click here for Irish Examiner USA Article

24.02.2010 - March Madness Sale!

The Story So Far is now available in the Jackshop. All CDs are EUR15 and all DVDs are EUR20. Postage is FREE. 

For the month of March any item purchased can be signed with a persoal message from Jack if requested  (just add a comment when checking out!).

22.02.2010 - Congrats to Christy

Thanks a million to all those who voted for Jack in the Meteor Awards and congratulations to Christy Moore. A worthy winner, a legend and a great inspiration..it was a privilege to be in the running.

16.02.2010 - New Live Shows

Thanks for all your support for upcoming meteor awards...new upcoming live shows added to the gigs page..

13.02.2010 - Happy Valentine's Day Everyone

happy valentines to one and all...meteor voting ends monday the 15th so please text VOTEMALE3 to 0857114444 over the weekend..thanks for all your support. jl

10.02.2010 - Jack's Birthday tomorrow..

shhhh,,its jacks birthday on 11th of feb so as a suprise birthday gift please vote for him as Best Irish Male in this year's meteor awards by texting VOTEMALE3 to 0857114444......thanks you one and all for your support

09.02.2010 - Last Week for Meteor Awards..

Only one week to go before voting closes for the Meteor Awards 2010. To vote for Jack as Best Irish Male, go to http://meteormusicawards.meteor.ie or text VOTEMALE3 to 0857114444 and don't forget that you can vote every day!!

T'is an ill wind that doesn't blow somebody some good..we would like to thank George Lee for the upsurge in radio play for 'Georgie Boy' and 'You Can't Get Bitter'.

02.02.2010 - Breaking News!

Voting for Jack as 'Best Irish Male' in the 2010 Meteor awards closes on February 15th. To vote, go 2 www.meteor.ie or text VOTEMALE3 to 085 7114444. Don't forget, you can vote EVERY DAY!!

'Can't Get Bitter' is 2FM's Rick O'Shea's single of the week and Jack will be chatting with Rick on Thursday around 1pm so don't forget to tune in!

Jack's new album, 'The Story So Far' is the album of the week on Lyric FM's Marty at Midday

25.01.2010 - Vote for Jack EVERY DAY

Did you know that you can vote 4 Jack as Meteor Best Irish Male EVERY DAY! To vote, go 2 www.meteor.ie or text VOTEMALE3 to 085 7114444.
There are just 2 weeks left to vote!! Thanks everyone

08.01.2010 - Jack nominated for Meteor Award

The new year has gotten off to a great start with jack being nominated for a Meteor award in the Best Male catagory.
To vote, go to www.meteormusicawards.meteor.ie or to vote from your mobile, text VOTEMALE3 to 085 7114444. Get Voting as the closing date is February 15th!

06.01.2010 - Happy New Year

Happy New Year one and all. To celebrate the 'Story So Far' going up on iTunes at last, we have added a Music Player to the site so you can sample it's various assortments of fruits while you browse...Have a great year and do log onto iTunes and purchase your favourite songs...thanks & enjoy

19.12.2009 - Merry Christmas Everybody

Merry Christmas one and all & thanks for making 'The Story So Far' a number one album during the year.
Here's to great things in 2010. Don't forget to check out my version of the classic, 'White Christmas' on the Christmas page. Hope to see you all soon. Jack

14.12.2009 - White Christmas..

Jack recently recorded a version of 'White Christmas' and it is available for all to hear on the christmas page ...Merry Christmas Everyone

08.12.2009 - New Live Shows Announced

New Live dates added for January 2010...Check out the gigs page

06.12.2009 - Live at Vicar Street in 2010

Ho Ho Ho..Merry Christmas Everyone..Jack will perform live at Vicar Street in Dublin on March 19th & April 9th 2010 with full band and 20 piece Gospel choir. Tickets on Sale now at www.ticketmaster.ie

25.11.2009 - The View

If you missed Jack performing last night on RTE's 'The View', click this link to watch him live at the end of the show - http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1060927

24.11.2009 - Jack L

Jack will appear tonight on the view on rte 1 at 23.15 performing stardust from the story so far 

14.11.2009 - Hotpress

Check out the latest edition of hotpress magazine (www.hotpress.com) for an exclusive interview with Jack who shares this months cover with Green day.

14.11.2009 - Photos from Cork Opera House

Check out the gallery page for new pictures of a memorable saturday night at the Cork Opera House with the maynooth gospel choir

05.11.2009 - One off Paris Performance

05.11.2009 - Dolan's on New Years Eve

Catch Jack in Dolan's Warehouse, Limerick on New Year's Eve.

02.11.2009 - Ireland AM Interview

Check out this Ireland AM link to see Jack being interviewed on Ireland Am this morning and performing a 'morning' version of 'Open your Borders'

30.10.2009 - Jack on Ireland AM

Jack will perform on Ireland AM (on TV3) on Monday next around 8.15am so don't forget to tune in!

27.10.2009 - Album of the Week on Radio 1

Jack's new album , 'The Story So Far' is the album of the week on RTE Radio 1 so don't forget to email info@rte.ie or text 51551 to request your favourite Jack song.

Jack and Anna are special guests on the DAVE FANNING SHOW on RTE 2 tonight. They will be talking about Anna's book 'So what If I'm Broken' and Jack's new album 'The Story So Far'.

21.10.2009 - Jack in Celtic Note, Dublin

Jack will be performing a few songs and signing copies of his new album 'The Story So Far' in Celtic Note, Nassau Street in Dublin (opposite Trinity College) at 1pm on Thursday October 22nd.

20.10.2009 - Jack on Ray D'arcy Show

16.10.2009 - New album out Now!

Jack's new album 'the Story So Far' is available in all good record shops now!

13.10.2009 - Jack in HMV, Grafton Street

Jack will make a very special appearance in HMV on Grafton Street in Dublin this coming Friday, October 16th, at 5.30pm to celebrate the launch of the New Album 'the Story So Far'.

12.10.2009 - Tracklist for 'Story So Far'

Check out the media page to view the track listing for the new album 'The Story So Far' to be released on October 16th...

11.10.2009 - See Jack on Friday's Late Late

We have had a fantastic reaction to Jack's latest performance on the Late Late Show last Friday. If you missed it or want to see him again please go to this link

11.10.2009 - Ian Dempsey Show (Tues 13th)

Jack and the Anna McPartlin writer of 'So What If I am Broken' ( based on the fictional lives of Jack L fans) will be on the Ian Dempsey Show this coming Tuesday morning the 13th of October.

Anna's book is earning great reviews and is fast becoming a best seller. 

Jack's new album 'The Story So Far - The Essential Collection' is out this Friday the 16th of October. 

06.10.2009 - Jack on Late Late Show Friday

Jack will be performing 'George Boy' live on the Late Late this Friday the 9th in advance of his latest album release on the16th of October

04.10.2009 - New album 'The Story So Far'

In celebration of Anna McPartlin's latest novel 'So What If I am Broken' based on the lives of fictional fans of Jack, a long awaited retrospective collection called ‘The Story So Far’ is being released on the 16th of October.

The album will include all of Jack’s most sought after songs on a 24 track double album. It has been re-mastered and features bonus tracks personally selected from Jack's favourites from over the years.

For example, Little Man and Hallelujah, both boast a choir while Old man River includes a full orchestra. Ed Wood is here live in all its frenzied glory along with all the songs you’d expect to hear from Jack’s six albums to date, Wax, Metropolis Blue, Universe, The Little Universe Show, Broken Songs and Burn On. The Story So Far will be available nationwide.

Jack will be performing in the Olympia Theatre on Friday the 13th of November

21.09.2009 - Jack L Newsflash!

A book based on the fictional lives of Jack L fans is available nationwide at book stores this week. It was written by the international bestselling author Anna Mc Partlin. The novel is called 'So What If I’m Broken'. Each chapter title is a Jack L song. It is an excellent and fascinating read and a must for Jack L fans.

There will be more exciting news about Jack later this week.

07.09.2009 - Falling in Love

Today Fm is Falling in Love with Failing in Love!

That's right ! Jacks version of Randy Newman's Falling in Love from 'Burn On' is getting plenty of plays on Today FM.

If you have a moment please text in or email them to play it again ! Text to 083 4100 102 or email: live@todayfm.com

05.08.2009 - Flat Lake Festival

Don't forget that Jack is performing at the most interesting festival of the year - the Flat Lake Festival on Saturday the 15th of August.

Jack joins Cillian Murphy, Shane McGowan and a host of other luminaries for a weekend of amazing vibes and whacky fun all run by the best selling author and past cohort Pat McCabe. For the event Jack has put together a one off celebration of a major influence of his, Paul Robeson for the festival.

For more information on the festival contact www.theflatlakefestival.com

21.07.2009 - New Chords Section

Check out the new Chords page featuring the chords for some of your favoiurite Jack L songs..New live show dates added including Sky Venue, Portlaoise on August 1st

06.07.2009 - Jack on YouTube

Don't forget to check out a selection of Jack's live performances on YouTube

18.06.2009 - Children's Festivel, New York

14.06.2009 - Extra French Date

Jack is performing on the 23rd June at the Restaurant L’Es Pratx Chateau du Puits es Pratx, 40 Avenue du Minervois,11120 Ginestas, D’Aude, France. Tel: +33 (0)468 465833

02.06.2009 - Balcony TV Nomination

Jack has been nominated for a Balcony TV Music Video Award in the best male category for his performance last December of 'Lonely at the Top' from his latest labum 'Burn On'. For more details log on to www.balconytv.com

20.05.2009 - Extra Paris Show - June 20th

Due to popular demand an extra Paris show has been added on.

The second show will be on Saturday June 20 - 7.30 to 9pm in the The Swan Bar 165 Boulevard du Montparnasse - 75006 Paris

19.05.2009 - Jack in New York in June

Jack will be performing in New York with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra against the stunning backdrop of the biggest firework display on the East River in Manhattan this summer on the 13th of June. The concert starts at 8.pm and is a free outdoor event with crowds of up 10,000 expected as part of the annual Children's Day festival.

It will be an amazing setting for an amazing performer! For further information on the festival go to www.childrensdayNYC.com

15.05.2009 - Jack in Paris in June !

Jack is performing a rare solo show in Paris on the weekend of the 19th -21st at the Le Touring Cafe 61, Avenue de la Grande Armée - 75016 Paris from 8pm - on Friday June 19th 2009.

11.05.2009 - Flat Lake Literary Festival

Jack will be performing at the prestigious Flat Lake Literary and Arts Festival, Co. Monaghan on 14th -16th of August. Details to follow later.

08.05.2009 - Unique Song Writing Workshop

The Three day workshop with Jack L runs from Monday 6th – Wednesday 8th July (9.30am - 12.30pm).

This workshop will cover the craft of song writing. Jack L will share his own experiences of song writing and develop the talents of the course participants over the three days.

More information and bookings at West Cork Literary Festival, 13 Glengarriff Rd, Bantry, Co Cork.
www.westcorkliteraryfestival.ie
Tel: 027 55987

05.05.2009 - Jack Movie

Jack is currently starring in a new movie called 'I Hate Musicals'. It is a muscial spoof on all the great muscials of the past and present. Jack co-wrote the music and is singing on the soundtrack..

29.04.2009 - Thank You..

A big thanks to the very talented Ciara Considine for the supporting Jack at his last few shows. You can check her music out at www.ciaraconsidine.com

07.04.2009 - New Live Shows Added

Check out the gigs page for new live shows in April & May..

05.04.2009 - Olympia Shows - Thank You

Thanks to all for making the last two Olympia shows so unforgettable..

30.03.2009 - Don't be April Fooled

Don't be April Fooled ! Only three days to the Olympia shows and the tickets are selling fast ! Don't miss your chance to get one before they are gone!!

27.03.2009 - Olympia Competition Winners

Congratulations to Clare Grehan and Andrew Wilson who have both won a pair of tickets to see Jack L in the Olympia next week..

26.03.2009 - Jack L on Newstalk

Jack is taking part on a News Quiz on the Tom Dunne show on Newstalk between 11 and 12 tomorrow Friday the 27th of March. Click here for link.
Only 6 days left until you can see him for yourself in the flesh at the Olympia !

24.03.2009 - Win Olympia Tickets

We have two pairs of tickets to give away for Jack's up and coming shows in the Olympia on the 2nd and 3rd of April.

To win a pair of tickets simply answer the question below:

Jack is from 1) Dublin 2) Clare 3) Kildare email your answer to info@jacklukeman.com.

Winners will be announced on Friday the 27th of March. Good Luck !

23.03.2009 - Momento DVD Images

For fans of Momento, you may have noticed that the excellent images used for Jack's up and coming Olympia shows on the 2nd and 3rd of April are from the Momento DVD. These photographs were taken at the time by Bob Dixon. Your can check out the rest of his work at
www.myspace.com/drbobdixon.

In the meantime make sure you get your tickets before they sell out - Jack will not be gigging in Dublin again for quite a while !

21.03.2009 - Jack on Ian Dempsey, March 23rd

Jack will be appearing live at about 8.15 a.m on the Ian Dempsey show on Today FM on Monday morning the 23rd of March. Please text in to hear more Jack L on Today FM. Text number for the show is 083 4100 102 or email: breakfast@todayfm.com

17.03.2009 - 'School Run' Award

'School Run' the excellent TV drama which featured 'Happiness' by Jack is now up for a TV Now award. The show was written by best selling novelist Anna McPartlin, a long time friend and fan of Jack's. To vote simply go on line to www.tvnowmagazine.ie and tick the 'School Run' box under favourite drama. Her latest book 'The Truth will Out' is in the bestsellers top 20. Anna is currently working on a novel about Jack

16.03.2009 - Jack on Ireland AM

Jack appeared on Ireland AM this morning to chat about his new album 'Burn On' and upcoming shows at the Olympia Theatre and USA tour. Click here to watch the interview

12.03.2009 - Jack in the USA

Jack will be announcing performances in the USA this summer soon...stay tuned..

10.03.2009 - New Live Show Dates

New live show dates added for April..

16.02.2009 - New Single - Hear it here first

Click here to hear a sample of Jack's New single 'Baltimore' from the New Album 'Burn On'.

14.02.2009 - IFTA Awards

Two TV dramas were up for ifta awards in the same categories last night, 'School Run' and 'Little White Lies', both featuring Jack L songs. These were respectively 'Happiness' and 'When the moon is high'

13.02.2009 - Children in Gaza Fundraiser

Fundraiser sold out with Jack L finale to both shows.

Jack closed the event on both nights joined on stage by a host of Irish stars including in this photograph from last Saturday night

- Liam O'Maonlai, Mundy, Brian McGovern, Jack L, Eleanor McEvoy, Mary Black, David Ballantine, Frances Black, and Neil Hannon.

Also included in the event on the Friday night where Lisa Hannigan, Paul Brady, The Waterboys, Damian McNicholl, Kate Purcell.

All proceeds went to help the war stricken children in Gaza

13.02.2009 - Jack on 'The Café'

Jack will perform on The Café at 7pm tonight on RTE 2 - Click this link to watch the show live

06.02.2009 - Jack Live at the Olympia

Jack is pleased to announce two shows in the Olympia Theatre on April the 2nd and 3rd 2009.

05.02.2009 - 'Burn On' Available in webshop

Jack's Latest Album 'Burn On' featuring the songs of Randy Newman is available now from the webshop.

30.01.2009 - New Live Shows

New Live Show Dates for February added..

28.01.2009 - Jack sings 'Sail Away' on Tubridy

if you miseed jack performing on the Ryan Tubridy show last tuesday, you can listen to the show here

16.01.2009 - Jack Live in London

Jack will play The Pigalle club in London on March 4th Next. For ticket info, see www.seetickets.com

15.01.2009 - Jack on Youtube

Click this link to watch Jack's latest videos on YouTube

14.01.2009 - Jack on Tubridy

Jack will be chatting to Ryan Tubridy on Tuesday next (January 20th)

06.11.2008 - Jack Interview

Listen to Jack being interviewed on 'The Craic' Online radio here

03.11.2008 - New Live Dates

New Shows Added for November & December

22.10.2008 - Jack on Ireland AM

Jack will appear on the Ireland AM show on TV3 this morning

15.10.2008 - Jack on Gerry Ryan Show Oct 17

Jack will be live on Gerry Ryan's Radio Show on 2FM this Friday morning October 17th so don't forget to tune in... you can listen live here

14.10.2008 - 'Burn On' No. 9 in the Charts

Jack's New Album, 'Burn on' is currently at number 9 in the charts ! Thanks for the support

07.10.2008 - Support Act for Vicar Street

Jack support act announced for Vicar Street shows. They are the excellent Belgium act An Pierl & White Velvet. Check out there myscape http://www.myspace.com/anpierleandwhitevelvet.

07.10.2008 - Jack on Today FM this morning

Jack and band are live on the Ray Darcy Show on Today fm at 11.00 this morning so don't forget to tune in!

06.10.2008 - Late Late Show Performance

Click here to see Jack perform his new single on the Late Late Show last Friday Night from the New Album
'Burn On' featuring the songs of Randy Newman on sale in all good record shops Now.

03.10.2008 - New Album Burn On Out Now!

Jack's New Album Burn On featuring the songs of Randy Newman is on sale in all good record shops today.

25.09.2008 - New Single Release

Hi all, the new single is called ' I Think it is Going to Rain Today '. It is taken from Jacks new album 'Burn on' for release at the start of October. So if you want to hear the song it in all its glory ...get on to you favourite radio station and request they play it ! Click here for a small sample..

12.09.2008 - Vicar Street Shows

Jack is back ! He will be performing with full band in Vicar Street on the 9th, 10th & 11th of October to coincide with the release of his New Album 'Burn On'. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster and usual outlets.

12.09.2008 - Jack Performs Randy Newman Tribute

Many thanks to all who supported Jack at the 3 shows in New York Recently performing Songs from the Randy Newman Songbook. It was a resounding success.

08.05.2008 - Randy Newman Tribute

Check out the image gallery for photos taken at the recent Randy Newman Tribute in New York

29.02.2008 - Here's to you Ronnie Drew

In January, Jack L joined forces with U2, The Dubliners, Damien Rice and a host of Ireland's finest musical talent for a special tribute to Ronnie Drew, one of the founding fathers of modern Irish music. Click here to see the video

Artists collaborating on the tribute track 'The Ballad of Ronnie Drew' include Christy Moore, Shane MacGowan, Damien Dempsey, Andrea Corr, Sinead O'Connor and Moya Brennan.. more>>