Brad Mehldau has announced four live performances of music from Ride into the Sun, his 2025 songbook record of music by Elliott Smith, this summer: three in California in late August, in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Oakland, followed by the Groton Hill Music Center in Massachusetts on September 2. All four performances include singer/mandolinist Chris Thile, bassist John Davis, and drummer Matt Chamberlain, who perform on the album, plus singer/guitarist Blake Mills and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman, reprising his album role, here with USC Thornton Chamber Virtuosi in California and A Far Cry chamber orchestra in Groton.

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile has released a video of him performing Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: III. Sarabanda live at Reservoir Studios in New York City. He also performs the piece on his new album, Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 2, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart on its release on Nonesuch in November. You can watch the video, directed by Matthew Edginton, here.

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile has released a video of him performing Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda live at Reservoir Studios in New York City. He also performs the piece on his new album, Bach: Sonatas & Partitas, Vol. 2, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Traditional Classical Albums chart on  its release on Nonesuch last month. You can watch the video, directed by Matthew Edginton, here.

Chris Thile was on NPR's All Things Considered to talk with Derek Operle from NPR member station WKMS in Murray, Kentucky, about his new album, Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2, which he recorded in multiple locations of personal significance, including in Murray. "Interacting with this body of work made by a fellow human being, albeit a long time ago, makes me proud to be human," Thile tells Operle. "Like, look at this beauty that a human being is capable of making." You can hear their conversation here.

Chris Thile's Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2—on which he performs Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006—is out now. For his second recording of Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas, 12 years after the first volume, the mandolin virtuoso opted for a more personal approach, allowing himself to take liberties with the scores, which he recorded in multiple, somewhat untraditional, locations of personal significance. Nonesuch Store orders include an autographed print while they last. Thile kicks off his European tour tonight and resumes his US tour in January.

"Today I'm talking with one of the most creative musicians of our time," Rick Beato says of his guest Chris Thile. "What's most remarkable about Chris is how far he's pushed the mandolin beyond its roots, exploring everything from jazz to classical and beyond—literally redefining what's possible on the instrument." You can watch their conversation here.

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile, whose new album, Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2, is out November 7, stopped by for the Nonesuch Selects video series, in which artists visit the Nonesuch office, pick some of their favorite albums from the music library, and share a few words on their choices. He chose recordings by Wilco; Randy Newman; Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade; Cécile McLorin Salvant; Gabriel Kahane; and Punch Brothers. You can watch it here. And now, you can get all of Chris Thile's Nonesuch Selects for 25% off the everyday low prices in the Nonesuch Store through Sunday!

Mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile has released a new track from his upcoming album, Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2, due November 7 on Nonesuch. The third movement from Partita No. 3 in E major, Gavotte en Rondeau, is available today, along with a performance video, filmed by Matthew Edginton in New York City's Tompkins Square Park, which you can watch here.

Chris Thile's Bach: Sonatas and Partitas, Vol. 2—on which he performs Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Sonata No. 3 in C major, BWV 1005; and Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006—is due November 7. For his second recording of Bach Violin Sonatas and Partitas, 12 years after the first volume, the mandolin virtuoso opted for a more personal approach, allowing himself to take liberties with the scores, which he recorded in multiple, somewhat untraditional, locations of personal significance. Nonesuch Store orders include an autographed print while they last. Thile will perform works by Bach and more on tour this fall and spring.

Brad Mehldau made his late-night television debut on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, performing "Colorbars," the latest track from his upcoming album of Elliott Smith music, Ride into the Sun, with singer/mandolinist Chris Thile, bassist Felix Moseholm, and drummer Matt Chamberlain. You can watch it here.

Brad Mehldau has released "Colorbars," featuring singer/mandolinist Chris Thile, the latest track from Ride into the Sun, his upcoming songbook record of music by the late singer, songwriter, and guitarist Elliott Smith. You can watch the video made during its recording, directed by Matthew Edginton, here. Mehldau performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Thile, bassist Felix Moseholm, and drummer Matt Chamberlain on ABC tonight.

Brad Mehldau shares the story behind his upcoming album, Ride into the Sun—a songbook record of music by the late singer, songwriter, and guitarist Elliott Smith—and his relationship to Smith's music in a new video filmed at The Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, where the album was recorded. Singer/guitarist Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear, singer/mandolinist Chris Thile, and bassist John Davis, who perform on the album, share their thoughts as well. You can watch it here. The album, due August 29, also features bassist Felix Moseholm, drummer Matt Chamberlain, and a chamber orchestra led by Dan Coleman.