With decades of professional experience, The Allen Tolbert Unit is an acoustic band with influences ranging from the Bluegrass sounds of Alison Krauss and Tony Rice to the Jazz sounds of John Coltrane and Miles Davis, with a touch of Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. Having opened for acts such as The John Cowan Band, Dread Clampitt, Mike Marshall and Edgar Meyer, The Allen Tolbert Unit is known for its rich musical heritage. The band features guitar, mandolin and bass as well as a banjo or second guitar occasionally.