Mark Whitfield

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Mark Whitfield
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Newport Jazz Festival, 2006
Background information
Birth nameMark Adrian Whitfield
Born (1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 56)
Lindenhurst, New York, U.S.
Genres Jazz, soul jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Labels Warner Bros., Verve
Website www.markwhitfield.com

Mark Whitfield (born October 6, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist.

Contents

Life and career

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]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott. "Mark Whitfield". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  2. "Showtimes, reviews, trailers, news and more - MSN Movies". msn.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  3. "Mark Whitfield: Land the Gig! -TAGA Publishing's Online Course". tagapublishing.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.