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2.	Jarrah 03:55	buy track
3.	Garden Gate 02:47	buy track
4.	Contrabuffoon 05:04	buy track
5.	Banjaleena 04:45	buy track
6.	Cowboy Walks 04:57	buy track
7.	The Jolly Jolliff 04:23	buy track
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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. Though the instrumentation and personnel of the group fluctuates, EZRA's core ensemble consists of world-renowned mandolinist Jacob Jolliff, banjo virtuoso Max Allard, and bassist extraordinaire Craig Butterfield, with Jones on guitar and keyboard-related instruments.

EZRA’s debut album includes nine works by Jones, and was recorded while Jones was on a one year sabbatical from his composition professorship at Oberlin Conservatory. Jones, who is also a luthier, used much of his sabbatical to build some of the instruments he plays on the album. He then invited longtime collaborator Butterfield, together with Jolliff and Allard, for an intense week of rehearsals and recording in Oberlin. It was the first time all four musicians had been in the same room, much less played together, but making this album felt like capturing lightning in a bottle.

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released March 1, 2024

Jacob Jolliff, mandolin 
Max Allard, banjo  
Jesse Jones, guitar and piano
Craig Butterfield, double bass

All tracks written by Jesse Jones 

Produced by EZRA 
Engineered and Mixed by Paul Eachus
Mastered by Dave Sinko
Album Art by Bailey Jones  

Released by Adhyâropa Records
Release Date March 1, 2024

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EZRA is a collective of classical, jazz, rock, and bluegrass musicians focussed on the creation of genre-crossing and style- inclusive new music. Though the instrumentation and personnel of the group fluctuates, EZRA's core ensemble consists of mandolinist Jacob Jolliff, banjoist Max Allard, and bassist Craig Butterfield, with Jones on guitar and keyboard-related instruments. ... more

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