EZRA - DEBUT ALBUM
MARCH 1, 2024
Jacob Jolliff, Max Allard, Jesse Jones, Craig Butterfield
EZRA released their self-titled debut album on March 1, 2024 with Adhyâropa Records. Founded by award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Jesse Jones, EZRA is a collective of classical, jazz, rock, and bluegrass musicians focused on the creation of genre-crossing and style-inclusive new music. The ensemble consists of Jacob Jolliff (mandolin), Max Allard (banjo), Craig Butterfield (double bass), with Jones on guitar and piano.
EZRA’s focus is centered around collaboration. The group has performed and recorded with musical polymath and instrument inventor Mark Stewart, composer Elizabeth Ogonek, pianist/Moog-master Xak Bjerken, and has been in residence at several universities, including Cornell, Oberlin College, U. of South Carolina, UNC Chapel Hill, Appalachian State University, and East Carolina University. EZRA’s second and third albums, which feature these additional musicians, are already in the works for 2025.