caption years_active notable_instruments alias birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name
jim beloff 1992 -- present fluke ukulele jumpin ' jim meriden , connecticut flea market music , inc. . non_vocal_instrumentalist 25 december 1955 ukulele singer-songwriter jimbeloffworkshop.jpg jim beloff
 jim beloff
jim beloff

jim beloff -lrb- born 1955 -rrb- is a leading proponent of the ukulele .
after working in the music industry in los angeles , he discovered the ukulele and became an advocate of the instrument .
he established flea market music , publisher of the jumpin ' jim 's ukulele songbook series .
beloff 's songbooks and instructional books -lrb- arranged by him and other well-known ukulele players -rrb- , dvds and promotion and marketing of his family 's fluke and flea ukuleles have contributed to the popularity of the instrument .
he is also a singer-songwriter and has recorded several solo cds as well as two with his wife , liz .
