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Roll Acosta
12+ albums
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It would be easy to lump Roll Acosta in with other major talent from the Tucson region, but front man and vocalist Jacob Acosta’s vision for the band goes far beyond the city limit posts. Jake’s original idea for Roll Acosta was to keep it a solo project. After releasing three self-produced albums, Acosta searched Southern Arizona to employ the help of fellow area musicians, mandolin player and violinist Kevin Frederick and drummer André Gressieux, to flesh out the songs from their most basic form into a refreshing, orchestral sound. With the new artist additions and deeper arrangements, the new sound reaches beyond raw talents, and rises into chart-topping, big label territory. Acosta’s Robert-Smith-meets-Andrew-Bird vocals become a canvas to Frederick’s soaring voice on the strings, and Gressieux’s driving pulse User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
