Mike Stern Musical artist

Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is a 6 time Grammy nominee American jazz guitarist. After playing for a few years with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he landed a gig with drummer Billy Cobham and then broke through with trumpeter Miles Davis' comeback band from 1981 to 1983, and again in 1985. Following that he launched a solo career, releasing more than a dozen albums. He was hailed as the Best Jazz Guitarist of 1993 by Guitar Player magazine. At the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in June 2007, Stern was honored with the Miles Davis Award, which was created to recognize internationally acclaimed jazz artists whose body of work has contributed significantly to the renewal of the genre. In 2009 Stern was listed on Down Beat '​s list of 75 best jazz guitar players of all time. Stern was presented with Guitar Player magazine’s Certified Legend Award on January 21, 2012. This was given to him at the Muriel Anderson’s All-Star Guitar night where he performed with Lee Ritenour.

Personal facts

Mike Stern
Birth dateJanuary 10, 1953
Birth place
Boston , Massachusetts , United States

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Musical artist

Career started1976
associated musical artist
Miles Davis
Blood Sweat & Tears
Richard Bona
Brecker Brothers
Mike Stern Group
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Post-bop
Jazz fusion
instrument
Guitar
Fender Telecaster
List of Yamaha signature instruments
record label
Atlantic Records
Heads Up International

Mike Stern on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://news.allaboutjazz.com/news.php?id=44602
  2. http://potc.giorgiosound.com/index.php?page=Mike%20Stern
  3. http://www.mikestern.org