Chatted with Brad Mehldau

This Montreal jazz fest is unique. Awesome. Great way of meeting artists. I had a chance to see Brad Mehldau Trio perform tonight at Gesu center. I took a chance and waited in front of the stage after the concert. Then came the monsters! The three members of the trio. I asked for a couple of advice. I told Brad I was a bassist and was curious to know what he was expecting from a bassist when he plays, he replied "Play the roots". Larry Grenadier gave me a couple of tricks about rhythm and harmony (I won't tell you, heh heh). And Jorge Rossi is pretty good at classical piano.
Ok, enough said... I have a lot of bass-work for the next 50 years... roots... tricks... interpretation...