Jonas performing live with Toad The Wet Sproket
House of Blues Chicago, New Years Eve 1997
JONAS I. MARQUEZ is the proud father of two children that he raised as a full time single parent. He has his music degree from San Francisco State University, attended CalArts for grad school in acting, but quit in his first year, when asked to tour as a guitar tech and extra musician, a career he did for over 25 years. He has performed in 46 states, throughout Canada and in Europe. He began writing poetry, lyrics, and short stories in high school, and never stopped. He lives in his home town of Santa Barbara California with his wolf dog Willow, and autistic son.