Flea Market Music is an American company which publishes and sells ukulele related books and music.
Flea Market Music was founded in 1992 by Jim Beloff and his wife, Liz Beloff, to publish music books for the ukulele community. A guitarist for many years, Jim bought a used Martin ukulele at a flea market and later left his job with Billboard Magazine to make a full-time career of promoting the ukulele. The company name combines the meaning of ukulele in Hawaiian, "Jumping Flea", and the purchase of Beloff's first ukulele at the Rose Bowl Flea Market.
Flea Market Music has published a wide variety of ukulele instructional books (distributed by the Hal Leonard Corporation) and DVDs as well as CDs of recorded ukulele music. To date over 600,000 books have been sold. The company's products are sold through retail and on line.
Beloff and his wife, Liz, perform and give workshops at festivals and other musical events to promote ukuleles and the Flea Market Music products. In 2014 they were guests on a WNPR radio show with ukulelist Jake Shimabukuro, discussing ukuleles and ukulele music.
Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Favorites, Flea Market Music, Inc., (1992) ISBN 978-0-7935-2050-3Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Tips 'N' Tunes: A Beginner's Method & Songbook, Flea Market Music, Inc., (1994) ISBN 978-0-7935-3377-0Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Gems, Flea Market Music, Inc. (1995) ISBN 978-0-7935-5796-7Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Christmas, Flea Market Music, Inc. (1998) ISBN 978-0-7935-9486-3Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hawaiian, Flea Market Music, Inc., (1999) ISBN 978-0-634-00934-1Jumpin' Jim's '60s Uke-In, Flea Market Music, Inc. (1999) ISBN 978-0-634-00631-9Jumpin' Jim's Camp Ukulele, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2000) ISBN 978-0-634-01850-3Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Beach Party, Flea Market Music, Inc., (2001) ISBN 978-0-634-03425-1Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Ritz, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2001) ISBN 978-0-634-02764-2Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Ritz Solos: 15 Chord Solos Arranged by the Ukulele Jazz Master, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2002) ISBN 978-0-634-04658-2Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Herb Ohta, Flea Market Music, Inc., (2002) ISBN 978-0-634-03863-1Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Spirit, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2002) ISBN 978-0-634-04618-6Jumpin' Jim's Gone Hollywood, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2003) ISBN 978-0-634-06218-6The Ukulele: A Visual History, Backbeat Books, (2d Ed 2003) ISBN 978-0-87930-758-5Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: John King, The Classical Ukulele, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2004) ISBN 0-634-07979-4Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Island, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2004) ISBN 978-0-634-07980-1Jumpin' Jim's The Bari Best, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2005) ISBN 978-1-4234-0706-5Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Country, Flea Market Music, Inc., (2005) ISBN 978-1-4234-0122-3Jumpin' Jim's Happy Holidays, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2006) ISBN 978-1-4234-2249-5Ukulele Fretboard Roadmaps, Fred Sokolow/Jim Beloff, Hal Leonard Corp, (2006) ISBN 978-1-4234-0041-7Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Masters: Lyle Lite: 16 Easy Chord Solos Arranged by Ukulele Jazz Master Lyle Ritz, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2008) ISBN 978-1-4234-3781-9Blues Ukulele, arr. By Fred Sokolow, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2008) ISBN 978-1-4234-6572-0Elvis Presley for Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corp (2009) ISBN 978-1-4234-6556-0Disney Songs For Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation, (2010) ISBN 978-1-4234-9560-4Bluegrass Ukulele, arr. By Fred Sokolow, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2010) ISBN 978-1-4234-9316-7The Daily Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corporation and Flea Market Music, Inc, (2010) ISBN 978-1-4234-7775-4 (Also available in smaller size)Rodgers & Hammerstein For Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corp. (2011) ISBN 978-1-61780-386-4From Lute To Uke, arr. By Tony Mizen, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2011) ISBN 978-1-4584-0651-4Broadway Classics For Ukulele, Hal Leonard Corp. (2012) ISBN 978-1-4584-1565-3The Baroque Ukulele, arr. By Tony Mizen, Flea Market Music, Inc. (2012) ISBN 978-1-4768-1520-6The Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition, Hal Leonard Corporation and Flea Market Music, (2012) ISBN 978-1-4584-8268-6The Daily Ukulele: Baritone Edition, Hal Leonard Corporation and Flea Market Music, (2013) ISBN 978-1-4803-5200-1Jazzing Up The Ukulele, Fred Sokolow (2015) ISBN 978-1-4803-9528-2The Romantic Ukulele, Tony Mizen, Flea Market Music,(2015) ISBN 978-1-4950-2254-8Jim Beloff, Jim's Dog Has Fleas, Flea Market Music,1993Legends Of Ukulele, (producer), Rhino Records 1998Jim Beloff For The Love Of Uke, Flea Market Music,1998Lyle Ritz, Herb Ohta: A Night Of Ukulele Jazz, (producer) Flea Market Music 2001Various Artists, The Finer Things, The Songs Of Herb Ohta & Jim Beloff, Flea Market Music, 2004Lyle Ritz, No Frills, (producer) Flea Market Music 2006Various Artists, Paradise Lost & Found, Flea Market Music, 2007Liz & Jim Beloff, Rare Air, Flea Market Music, 2009Dreams I Left In Pockets: 33 Songs By Jim Beloff 2-CD set, 2014 (FMM-1009)The Joy of Uke - Volume 1, Homespun Tapes 1998The Joy of Uke - Volume 2: Moving Beyond the Basics, Homespun Tapes, 2003 ISBN 978-1-932537-27-7Lyle's Style: Ukulele Master Lyle Ritz Shares A Lifetime Of Performance Techniques, (producer) Flea Market Music 2009Jumpin' Jim's Ukulele Workshop, Homespun, 2011, ASIN: B0057CONAO