Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, Wigmore Hall, 16 September 2011

At a very geeky level this is an exciting Wigmore Hall concert, because this was our first concert of the 2011-2012 season, which was the first season that Wigmore Hall archived fully on-line.

So here is a link to the on-line archive page for this concert.

In truth, Brad Mehldau concerts tend to be a bit geeky anyway. The fellow has so many influences and blends so many styles in with his jazz piano, the concert is almost like a music quiz.

Back then, I was less fascinated by the mandolin than I am now at the time of writing (January 2018)…

…but I have long been intrigued by the instrument and it was very interesting to hear it used as a jazz pairing with Brad’s inimitable jazz piano style.

I think technically Brad was no longer the curator of the Wigmore Hall jazz seasons by the time this concert came around, although it might have been, technically, the tail end of his 2010/2011 commitment to the venue.

I seem to recall that I enjoyed this concert more than Janie did…

…I also seem to recall that we both felt that we had “done” Brad Mehldau now, this being the third of his we had been to, unless the concert works or partner musicians were the main attraction for us…

…but I relented four years later for the sake of Bach, much to our chagrin- click here or below:

Brad Mehldau, Wigmore Hall, 17 December 2015

But I slightly digress. This Thile/Mehldau concert in September 2011 was a goodie in my book.