Jeff True Jones

With one eye on the Old Hollywood legends of the 40s and another on today’s Top 40 charts, Jeff True Jones feels like a pop singer freshly arrived from a more sophisticated time and space. Born in sunny Gainesville, Florida, young Jeff spent years honing his unique style and vision, paying homage to the glamour and style of greats like Judy Garland and Edith Piaf, developing a lithe, seductive vocal style capable of invoking passionate fire and tragic vulnerability. It was that soulful voice, along with his charm and wit, that earned him a spot on Season 13 of American Idol. After performing all over Florida and opening for Mary Lambert at Gainesville Pride 2014, Jeff came to the Pacific Northwest in pursuit of a fresh start and new connections. Within six months he had won Portland Idol (a smaller, community-oriented offshoot of the national brand) and garnered a spot as a featured performer with Pacific NW cabaret troupe Peep Show. Somewhere in the midst of the activity, Jeff found time to record a handful of songs that he had been slowly crafting. Marrying torch-song intimacy to big pop shimmer, his self-produced Complicated EP is honest and raw, vignettes from a human existence full of love and loss. A collection of haunting melodies and memorable hooks, this is a confident, bold debut by a singular new voice in pop music. Since the release of his debut EP, Jeff has toured the US as a singer-songwriter and worked as a topline writer for LA based indie label MuSick Productions. He has also performed as a resident musician for multiple Seasons 52 venues and Perry's grill. He currently works as a piano bar entertainer and production cast member for Carnival Cruise Lines.