Billy Jonas of Asheville, North Carolina is a singer-songwriter, percussionist, and multi-instrumentalist. He works as both a general audience performer and family entertainer. He is a member of Congregation Beth HaTephila, where he trains students for their Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah, and a part of the Sacred Music Team. As a founding member of the folk music duo, “The Billys,” and leader of The Billy Jonas Band, Jonas uses recyclable items as instruments. His show focuses on enlightening audiences about each person’s inherent musical ability, and the musical potential of common “found objects.” Billy Jonas’ 7 albums, PBS special, and 2 decades of live concerts have generated a following throughout North America.

For over thirty years, Billy Jonas — performer, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator — has perfected the art of the neo-tribal hootenanny* with audiences around the globe. Using voice, guitar, and industrial re-percussion,* each concert is a soul-spelunking, heart healing, joy-filled journey.