Mark Whitfield | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Mark Adrian Whitfield |
Born | Lindenhurst, New York, U.S. | October 6, 1966
Genres | Jazz, soul jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Labels | Warner Bros., Verve |
Website | www |
Mark Whitfield (born October 6, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist.
Whitfield was born in Lindenhurst, New York. He has worked with Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Courtney Pine, Nicholas Payton, and Chris Botti. [1]
In 2000, Whitfield released an instructional guitar video titled Mark Whitfield: Star Licks Master Sessions [2] for Star Licks Productions. In 2017, he shot a series of instructional videos entitled Mark Whitfield: Land the Gig. [3]
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