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  • "...a spellbinding partnership that redefines the art of the voice-piano duo."

    — UK Jazz News

  • "...a masterclass in the use of the human voice, the use of space, pathos and timing."

    — Jazz Journal

  • "It's a match made in heaven—a heaven where George Shearing and Mel Tormé are smiling down."

    — Ron Fassler

  • "Unblinkingly intense and intimate"

    — Talkin’ Broadway Sound Advice

Music

  • Ben Jones She Used to Be Mine Alexander String Quartet
  • Jason Robert Brown The World Inside a Frame Ben Jones Brett Strader Andrew Higgins Alexander String Quartet
  • Hackman Dream Cycle Poems of Blake Frost Hughes Henley Ben Jones Alexander String Quartet
  • Stephen Schwartz Beautiful City Ben Jones Brett Strader Alexander String Quartet
  • Jason Robert Brown One Second and a Million Miles Ben Jones Cree Carrico Greg Pliska
  • Jason Robert Brown Wondering Ben Jones Greg Pliska
  • Lilac Wine Ben Jones Nolan Gasser
  • Corpus Christi Carol Ben Jones Alexander String Quartet
  • Ben Jones "Too Late Now" Single Album Artwork
  • Ben Jones singing into a microphone with Ron Abel in the background, text reads "Ben Jones with Ron Abel When I Was Your Man."
  • Digital message bubble reading 'I think we should see other people.' Timestamp 'Read 10:02 AM.'
  • Album artwork featuring Ben Jones and Laurence Hobgood looking at each other. Ben Jones is wearing a light-colored suit, and Laurence Hobgood wears glasses and is writing in a notebook. The title and musicians' names are displayed at the top.

Upcoming Dates

Ben Jones in a tuxedo walking on a cobblestone street between tall buildings in a city.

  • "One of the most unbelievable vocal instruments in the industry today."

    Stephen Mosher, BroadwayWorld

  • "We're still trying to figure out what it is that Ben can't do."

    Michael Tilson Thomas

  • "Ben Jones is EVERYTHING! I cannot think of another male singer performing onstage today who can touch him."

    Lucie Arnaz

  • "First-rate."

    Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle

  • "Jones stole the show."

    Joe Cadagin, San Francisco Classical Voice

  • "Ben Jones blew the roof off Town Hall."

    Linda Amiel Burns, Theater Pizzazz

  • "An absolutely astounding, rangy, beautiful, gorgeous, phenomenal voice."

    Michael Portantiere, BroadwayRadio

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Ben Jones is an award-winning singer, actor, comedian, and storyteller whose work spans musical theatre, jazz, cabaret, and classical music. Known for his expressive voice, musical range, and comedic timing, he has appeared in front of audiences worldwide and collaborated with artists including Rita Moreno, Michael Tilson Thomas, Frederica von Stade, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard, Helmuth Rilling, Michael Morgan, Val Diamond, and the Bang on a Can All-Stars.

Ben’s versatile voice has been heard on recordings for the Albany, Naxos, and Delos labels; on A Prairie Home Companion; on the soundtracks for the best-selling video game franchises Halo and Civilization; and in national commercials for Coors Light and Meow Mix.

In New York, Jones has appeared Off-Broadway with The York Theatre in Twist of Fate and Brooklyn’s Bridge, and at special events for Red Bull Theater. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2021 as part of Carnegie Hall’s Voices of Hope festival.

Jones received the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Performance in a Musical for his portrayal of Sid Sorokin in The Pajama Game, and earned additional BATCC nominations for Thoroughly Modern Millie (Billy) and Show Boat (Ravenal). Other regional theatre credits include Guys and Dolls (Sky Masterson), Follies (Buddy/Young Buddy), Tommy (Captain Walker), and Chicago (Mary Sunshine).

His recent work includes a duo collaboration with Grammy-winning pianist Laurence Hobgood. Their debut album, recorded at Skywalker Sound and released in 2025, was praised by UK Jazz News as “a spellbinding partnership that redefines the art of the voice-piano duo.”

Jones is currently touring and fundraising in support of this project; supporters can follow the fundraiser’s progress and contribute below.