It's been a busy old year so far for Jack Allsopp, better known as musician Just Jack. His second album Overtones reached number six in the charts and the recent single Starz In Their Eyes narrowly missed the top slot at number two. But it won't be just Jack on stage when he arrives at the Old Firestation later this month (March), as he'll also be joined on stage by a funk-fuelled live band.

"The live show is a little more larger than life than the album and we don't take ourselves too seriously, so you can expect a really good night out," buzzed Jack.

The audience may also be in for a treat when it comes to Jack's onstage performance: "I'm thinking of getting a tambourine out at some point, even throwing some shapes. Oblongs, hexagons and sometimes I even throw a dodecahedron."

With a musical style that lies somewhere between hip-hop and modern soul, Jack has garnered a broad range of fans at his shows.

"I get everyone from big skinhead football boys, to indie kids and students. Sometimes I look out on stage and you can see the full demographic represented and that really shows me the wide appeal of the music."

Just Jack's crossover success has been so great that he's been touring relentlessly around the UK and Europe for the last six months and foreseeable future.

"Up until the end of the year the touring is absolutely solid, I'd like to get a few more days off but at the same time I'm travelling around the world doing my songs so I'm happy," says Jack.

It's becoming increasingly hard to categorise the sound of Just Jack due to the dizzying spread of musical genres that find a way into his production, ranging from funky disco beats and hip-hop sounds to parping trumpets and soulful strings.

Which begs the question, are there any instruments and styles that Jack wouldn't touch?

"There are loads. I'd never incorporate pan pipes into my life or music, it's one of my pet hates. I just don't like pan-pipe music at all. I'd also never write straight up indie music either or make a tune that sounds like guitar rock music. Basically I'd try to never make a tune that sounds exactly like something from my dad's record collection!"

The popular saying goes that over time you become like your parents, but in Jack's case the pan-pipe concept album is a long way off yet.