The JACK Quartet is dedicated to the performance, commissioning, and spread of new string quartet music. The recipient of the CMA/ASCAP Award for Adventurous Programming, Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, and New Music USA's Trailblazer Award, the quartet performs around the globe working with composers nearly everywhere they go. JACK has received two commissioning grants from CMA, one for Jason Eckardt's "Subject" (recorded and released by Tzadik) and an upcoming new work by Cenk Ergün. The quartet is based in New York City and regularly visits schools including the University of Iowa, Boston University, New York University, the University of Washington, Harvard University, and Columbia University.