Jacob Jolliff is one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists. He is currently on a nationwide tour, celebrating his new album, “Mandolin Mysteries” released in May 2024. The Jacob Jolliff Band is one of the most cutting-edge progressive bluegrass groups on the scene today. They play a combination of complex original instrumental music and traditional tunes, with improvisation at the forefront. A fixture of the bluegrass community, he has collaborated and shared the stage with Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka and Michael Daves among others. He also toured as a member of the groups Joy Kills Sorrow and Yonder Mountain String Band. He attended Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship and in 2012, he won the USA’s National Mandolin Championship. This event is a fundraiser for the summer youth theatre program at the Liberty Theatre.