All the Right Notes

Mandolinist Chris Thile was among this year's winners of the MacArthur Genius Grants. The complete list is here, along with a video of a totally superb jam session featuring Thile, Yo-Yo Ma,  Edgar Meyer, and Stuart Duncan (story, audio, video): http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/02/162117158/mandolinist-chris-thile-novelist-junot-diaz-among-2012-macarthur-geniuses