It was in London back in 2011 that mandolinist/singer Chris Thile (Nickle Creek, Punch Brothers) and pianist Brad Mehldau first performed together as part of Mehldau’s residency at Wigmore Hall. The connection between the two artists was something to behold as The Guardian reported: “Mehldau struck up his signature rocking chord vamp over which lightly struck motifs swell to sensuous extended melodies.