Jesse Jukebox

Jesse Jukebox at Grog Shop

Kids don't care whether a concert looks sophisticated. They care whether they can laugh, move, and sing something ridiculous at full volume. Jesse Jukebox gets that—and his Cleveland holiday show is built for the kind of family outing where the adults end up smiling just as much.

Jesse Jukebox is Jesse Friedberg, the Cleveland-based children’s musician who writes original songs with wit, warmth, and a stubborn sense of fun. His catalog includes Jesse’s Jukebox, There’s Music Everywhere, and newer tracks like “Farted On The Bus” and “One Minute Song,” which makes the set feel rooted in a real body of work, not a seasonal one-off. For families, that matters: you’re not just showing up for decorations and jingles. You’re meeting a songwriter who has built his act around the messy, funny, musical world kids actually live in.

At the Grog Shop, the holiday edition adds another layer. The venue’s own event listing pairs Jesse with DJ Turkey Sandwich and frames the outing as an interactive family concert with original songs, silliness, and holiday surprises. That combination gives the show a different kind of energy than a typical kids’ outing. There’s room for movement, noise, and the sort of shared attention that gives families a shared musical outing.

Give the kids a holiday story they'll actually tell afterward. Get tickets for Jesse Jukebox in Cleveland.