Ben Jones & Ron Abel

A four-year creative partnership blending story, comedy, and a century of iconic songs, performed with style, heart, and theatrical flair.

Selected Venues:

54 Below · Birdland · Chelsea Table & Stage · Feinstein’s at the Nikko · Feinstein’s at Vitello’s · Catalina Jazz Club · The Purple Room · Blue Strawberry · Parker Jazz Club / Austin Cabaret Theater · Epiphany Center for the Arts · Feinstein’s at Hotel Carmichael · Hey Nonny · Brownville Concert Series · The Mansion of Saratoga · Mister Bing’s Presents · The Broadway Lounge · The Orpheum Theater (Galesburg) · Mohonk Mountain House · The Ingersoll (Des Moines, 2026)

Ben Jones sitting in a wooden chair, wearing a gray sweater, jeans, and black boots, with a neutral expression, against a plain wall.

“One of the most unbelievable vocal instruments in the industry today.”

— BroadwayWorld

Ben Jones is an award-winning vocalist, actor, and storyteller known for his cinematic sound, emotional fearlessness, and contemporary interpretations of the American Songbook. A former member of Chanticleer and the long-running San Francisco revue Beach Blanket Babylon, he has appeared in more than twenty leading theatrical roles and performed at major venues including Carnegie Hall and A Prairie Home Companion. Trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Jones has shared the stage with celebrated artists such as Rita Moreno, Frederica von Stade, Nathan Gunn, and Isabel Leonard, and tours internationally with his acclaimed solo concerts and theatrical cabaret productions.

“One of the best music directors around.”

— Theater Pizzazz

Ron Abel is a multi-award-winning composer, arranger, orchestrator, conductor, and musical director whose critically acclaimed score for Twist of Fate earned both the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the L.A. Weekly Theatre Award. His career spans Broadway, concert stages, and major studio and cabaret engagements, including collaborations with legendary artists such as Peter Allen, Petula Clark, Helen Reddy, Taylor Dayne, Jessye Norman, Bette Midler, Johnny Mathis, Liza Minnelli, Patti LuPone, and Mandy Patinkin. Recognized for his sophisticated musical instincts, emotional storytelling at the piano, and deep collaborative artistry, Abel remains one of the most trusted and versatile music directors working today.

Shows Available for Booking

“ Ben Jones has made it, and continues to make it, apparent that he is a storyteller, an artist, an original, and he is going to continue (with Maestro Abel by his side) to create stories in the Ben Jones style, which is what makes a star and what makes an original.”

— BroadwayWorld

Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook
A vibrant, theatrical journey through a century of great songs (1926–2025), placing the Gershwins and Cole Porter alongside Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Bill Withers, Paul Simon, and John Legend — all framed as part of one evolving Songbook.
Premiering 2026
A show about desire, pleasure, mischief, and self-sabotage — 75 minutes of story, comedy, and musical heat.
“…on Monday night Ben Jones conjured as confident a stage persona as I’ve ever seen while blazingly offering some amazing singing at 54 Below with a show titled Temptation. His non-stop barrage of great music, hilarious standup comedy, and sensitive soul searching is a wonder.”
— Theatre Pizzazz
“If you haven’t seen Ben Jones, make it a must.”
— BroadwayWorld
A joyous, winking tribute to the music associated with Frank Sinatra — reinvented for a modern audience through Ron’s trademark arrangements and Ben’s sharp, story-driven narrative arc.
A breakup show with teeth: equal parts catharsis, comedy, and emotional honesty, featuring material from the Songbook to modern pop.
“To describe this man's voice as soaring is to fall unpardonably short… you've never heard a voice like this or been made to laugh by a singer quite this much.”
— BroadwayWorld
Ben’s first one-man show with Ron — a warm, funny, and lush exploration of love songs across eras.
“Jones left the audience thunderstruck over and over.”
— BroadwayWorld