Born in Newberg, Oregon, on October 4, 1988, Jacob Jolliff is an American
country, bluegrass and jazz mandolinist. He began playing mandolin at the age of
seven, encouraged by his father, himself a bluegrass musician. From an early
age, he performed at festivals and churches with a family bluegrass gospel
group. At 18, he won a full scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in
Boston, where he studied mandolin under John McGann. During his studies, he
developed an eclectic approach to mandolin, blending bluegrass, jazz, Celtic
music and improvisation. In 2008, he joined New Eng...