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Mike Stern
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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 fro…
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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.
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2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Movie Self - Musician
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2019
ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom
Movie Self
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2014
Billy Cobham: Spectrum 40 - Live at Lotos Jazz Festival
Movie Self - bass
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2012
Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern: Live at Blue Note Tokyo
Movie Guitar
- 2011
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2011
Mike Stern Band - New Morning - The Paris Concert
Movie Mike Stern
- 2006
- 2005
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2005
Steps Ahead: Live at Vitoria Jazz Festival
Movie Himself
- 2003
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1986
Steps Ahead Live in Japan 1986
Movie Guitar
