Mike Stern
Biography
Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, releasing more than twenty albums.
Stern was named Best Jazz Guitarist of 1993 by Guitar Player magazine. At the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in June 2007, he was given the Miles Davis Award, which was created to recognize internationally acclaimed jazz artists whose work has contributed significantly to the renewal of the genre. In 2009 Stern was listed on Down Beat's list of 75 best jazz guitarists of all time. He received Guitar Player magazine's Certified Legend Award on January 21, 2012.
Filmography
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
as Self - Musician
ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom
2019
as Self
Billy Cobham: Spectrum 40 - Live at Lotos Jazz Festival
2014
as Self - bass
Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern: Live at Blue Note Tokyo
2012
as Guitar
Mike Stern & Didier Lockwood 4tet - Jazz A Vienne
2011
as Self
Mike Stern Band - New Morning - The Paris Concert
2011
as Mike Stern
- No poster
Mike Stern: New Morning The Paris Concert
2006
Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: Live in Riazzino, Switzerland
2005
as Self
Steps Ahead: Live at Vitoria Jazz Festival
2005
as Himself
- No poster
Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson - Leverkusen Jazztage Festival
2003
Steps Ahead Live in Japan 1986
1986
as Guitar