Jonathan Bayer is a freelance musician, Jewish educator and storyteller in San Francisco.
Regular gigs:
- Shaliach (prayer leader) for The Kitchen, an independent Jewish community based in San Francisco’s Mission district
- Music Director for Congregation Beth Sholom
- Song leader/ music teacher for Congregation Emanu-El’s Youth and Family Education and Early Childhood Centers
- Holiday Songleader/ Shaliach for the San Francisco Jewish Community Center
- Shaliach/ storyteller for Torah n Tots at Peninsula Temple Sholom
- Music teacher/ storyteller for Gan Noe
- Youth facilitator, Redwood City Study Group
- Shabbat song leader for JCC Maccabi Sports Camp
- Musician-in-residence for Camp Ohr Lanu, a camp for families with children with special needs at Camp Ramah, Ojai
He sometimes works for:
- G-dcast – his favorite is The Mountain and the Cliff, but he did the music for half a dozen
- Brandeis Hillel Day School
- Yavneh Day School
- The Contemporary Jewish Museum
- Kol Shofar
- Rodef Sholom
- Oshman JCC in Palo Alto
- Santa Rosa JCC
- PJ Library
- Jewish Community Library
- Chai Tots Pre-School
- Peninsula Temple Sinai
Privates:
- Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, office parties, campfires– either solo or fronting a band. Contact for references.
More cool stuff:
- CDs – “Favorites never heard before” and “Fanimals and Amilies”. Available for download on cdbaby.com
- The Bay Easy Brass Band
- New York Historical Society– wrote and performed musical, “The Battle for Brooklyn”
- The Jewish Museum– wrote and performed “Pharaoh’s Bad Day”
- New York Transit Museum– wrote and performed “Steel Driving Man; stories and songs about everything that rides rails”
- Pumpkin.com– scored and recorded portions music for learning English software
Contact Jon at jonathan@jonathanbayer.com.