Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The bassist Thile was searching for , Greg Garrison , was recommended to Thile by Pikelny , who had performed alongside Garrison in the Cajun jam band Leftover Salmon .
Simplified: The bass player Thile was looking for turned out to be Greg Garrison , a friend of Noam Pikelny . Before this , Pikelny had played with Garrison in the band Leftover Salmon .