Bassist

Jacob Jolliff is one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists. He attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship and in 2012, he won the USA’s National Mandolin Championship in Winfield, KS. A fixture of the bluegrass community, he has collaborated and shared the stage with Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka and Michael Daves, Grant Gordy, and Wes Corbett, to name just a few. He’s also toured as a member of the groups Joy Kills Sorrow and Yonder Mountain String Band. His own ensemble, The Jacob Jolliff Band, is one of the most cutting-edge progressive bluegrass groups on the scene today. They’ve released three albums; the most recent, “Instrumentals, Vol. 2: Mandolin Mysteries,” was released last year. They play a combination of complex original instrumental music and traditional tunes with improvisation at the forefront. In 2022, Jacob was called on by banjo master Béla Fleck to tour as part of My Bluegrass Heart. He performed around the country alongside Béla and some of the top musicians in the genre. The Jacob Jolliff Band is a group of virtuosic pickers – Jolliff on mandolin and vocals; Myles Sloniker on bass; Ross Martin on guitar; and Jackson Earles on fiddle. “Jacob is a serious player…he is a mandolinist to watch.” — Béla Fleck

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Jacob Jolliff Band

Blackstone River Theatre

After wowing audiences as part of Béla Fleck’s band last year, mandolinist Jacob Jolliff returns to Rockport this summer with his own band in tow. A former member of two massively popular progressive bluegrass bands, Joy Kills Sorrow and the Yonder Mountain String Band, Jolliff remains one of the country’s premier contemporary mandolinists.

Bassist

Myles Sloniker

Events

Past events

Apr 13, 2025

Jacob Jolliff Band · Blackstone River Theatre

Jul 5, 2023

Jacob Jolliff Band · Rockport Music

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