michael daves & Jacob Jolliff

Michael Daves and Jacob Jolliff, two of America’s premier bluegrass talents, are celebrating the
release of their new duo album We Like Jim & Jesse!, out in March on Wild Geranium Records.
The recording pays homage to first-generation bluegrass innovators Jim & Jesse and the
Virginia Boys, combining a studied interpretation of those classic recordings with the
improvisational fire and rafter-lifting harmonies that Daves & Jolliff have become known for
through years of collaboration. Daves, a “leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” (New
York Times) is Grammy-nominated for his work with Chris Thile and has performed with many
bluegrass luminaries including Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, Bruce Molsky, Peter Rowan, and
Bryan Sutton. His gritty and distinctive guitar and vocal style harkens back to the high lonesome
origins of bluegrass while pairing effortlessly with modern influences. Jolliff has become one of
the country’s most notable contemporary mandolinists, touring with Béla Fleck as part of My
Bluegrass Heart, with Yonder Mountain String Band, and with his own quartet. His unique
musical vocabulary as an improviser and elite technical skill puts him in a league with today’s
very best instrumentalists.