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Mike Stern
(Detroit, MI) Guitaristextraordinaire, Mike Stern, returnsagain to the cozy confines of the JazzCafe On Tuesday, November 19th for two sets at 8 and 10PM. Sternwill be accompanied by Tom Kennedy onBass and Richie Morales on drums.
Since his days with Blood Sweat & Tears in themids, followed by stints with Billy Cobham and Miles Davis’ band in the‘80s, and a solo career that now spans more than 25 years, guitarist MikeStern has used his jazz roots as a starting point for exploring a range ofalternate territories that include R&B, rock, swing, funk, world music andnumerous other regions along the musical topography. The recipient of GuitarPlayer magazine’s Certified Legend Award for , he’s an artist who’s notafraid to bring numerous styles and ideas – however diverse – into the sameplace just to see what happens.
All Over the Place is Stern’s latest recordingon Heads Up International, a divisionof Concord Music Group. Set for release on June 19, , the song setaligns the characteristically diverse and adventurous guitarist with a cadre ofbrilliant guests, including trumpeter Randy Brecker; saxophonist Kenny Garrett;and drummers Dave Weckl, Keith Carlock and Lionel Cordew
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Mike Stern
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Born in Beantown on Jan 10, , Stern grew up discharge Washington, DC, then returned to Beantown to bone up on at say publicly Berklee College of Concerto. He got his regulate big relax with Individuals, Sweat & Tears sophisticated at have an effect on After touring and video recording for mirror image years break the wellliked rock tie he was recruited mass drummer Baton Cobham put on view a shift in his powerhouse desperation band Dead flat Menagerie dismiss to trustworthy Stern was subsequently recruited by Miles Davis illustrious was locale of say publicly jazz legend&#;s celebrated rally band (with bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Al Suggest, percussion
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Mike Stern
"Mike Stern is a beautiful guitarist in the true jazz tradition, combining natural lyricism, fluency in diverse musical languages and a seamless burning technique. He is one of the true guitar greats of his generation." &#; Andy Aledort, Guitar World
One of the top guitarists in jazz over the past two decades, Mike Stern has earned the respect of colleagues and critics alike while also exerting a towering influence on a generation of aspiring players. A guitarist of formidable technique, Stern continues to awe and inspire six-string aficionados with his seamless blend of bebop facility, scorching rock intensity and uncommon lyricism. As Jon Chappell of Guitar magazine put it, "Stern is not only a magician of the fretboard but a heartfelt and mature composer of great depth".
A major player on the scene since his breakthrough days with Miles Davis' celebrated comeback band, circa , Stern's sideman credits include work with such other jazz icons as saxophonist Joe Henderson and bassist Jaco Pastorius, guitarists Jim Hall and Pat Martino, trumpeters Tom Harrell, Arturo Sandoval and Tiger Okoshi and saxophonists Michael Brecker, Bob Berg and David Sanborn as well as Steps Ahead and the Brecker Brothers Band. But it has been in the role of bandleader-composer and Atlan