Born in Celle, Germany Jon Yerby began studying percussion at the age of 5 when his father who was also his first guitar teacher decided to form the "family band".   Jon went on to study marimba, timpani and drum set at age 7 with percussionist Ron Forbes of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music after which Jon began playing guitar at age 10.     A musician by nature and habit, Jon displayed a talent for the guitar and challenged his teachers to keep up with his rapid progression.   After studying the classical guitar for only two years Mr. Yerby was accepted to study at the University of North Texas with Thomas Johnson, and later received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas in Austin where he studied with renowned guitarist and pedagogue, Adam Holzman.

              Since the onset of Mr. Yerby's young career he has performed tirelessly in venues ranging from the Isabella Gardner Museum in Boston to the Crighton Theater in Conroe, Texas.             In 2003 as a participant in the Young Texas Artist Concerto Competition, Yerby was chosen by a panel of judges including pianist James Dick to play a concert at the historic hall in Conroe, Texas during the competition.  

            As an active musician and chamber music collaborator Jon has also made contributions to the expansion of the classical guitar repertoire by commissioning works such as Robert Honstein's Barton's Blues (2003) and his numerous transcriptions which most recently include a set of pieces from Robert Schumann's Album für Die Jugend and Felix Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words arranged for guitar and viola.

  In 2005 Jon was awarded the named scholarship from the Henry and Sophie Mydans foundation to study at New England Conservatory where he received his Master's degree with academic honors under the tutelage of Eliot Fisk.   In addition to his performing and teaching Jon is an associate director with Boston GuitarFest, an international festival and competition started in 2006 by artistic director, Eliot Fisk.   Mr. Yerby continues to reside in Boston and is on faculty at the Belvoir Terrace arts camp and Paul Monte Music studios in Wellesley, Massachusetts.