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Mark Whitfield
American jazz guitarist (born 1966)
Mark Whitfield (born October 6, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Adrian Whitfield |
| Born | (1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 57) Lindenhurst, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, soul jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Labels | Warner Bros., Verve |
| Website | www |
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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]
As leader
- The Marksman (Warner Bros., 1990)
- Patrice (Warner Bros., 1991)
- Mark Whitfield (Warner Bros., 1993)
- True Blue (Verve, 1994)
- 7th Ave. Stroll (Verve, 1995)
- Forever Love (Verve, 1997)
- Raw (Transparent Music, 2000)
- Mark Whitfield Featuring Panther (Dirty Soap, 2005)
- Songs of Wonder (Marksman, 2009)
- Grace (Marksman, 2016)
- Live & Uncut (Chesky, 2017)
As sideman
- Carl Allen, Testimonial (Atlantic, 1995)
- Sean Ardoin, Sean Ardoin 'n' ZydeKool (ZydeKool Records, 1999)
- Teodross Avery, My Generation (Impulse!, 1996)
- Beta Radio, Seven Sisters (Beta Radio, 2011)
- Pat Bianchi, East Coast Roots (Jazzed Media, 2006)
- Mary J. Blige, No More Drama (MCA, 2001)
- Chris Botti, In Boston (Decca, 2009)
- D'Angelo, Brown Sugar (EMI, 1995)
- Michael Dease, Grace (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010)
- Russell Gunn, Blue On the D.L. (HighNote, 2002)
- Donald Harrison, Full Circle (Sweet Basil, 1990)
- Donald Harrison/Terence Blanchard, Black Pearl (Columbia, 1988)
- Conrad Herwig, Obligation (Criss Cross, 2005)
- Javon Jackson, Easy Does It (Palmetto, 2003)
- Javon Jackson, Have You Heard (Palmetto, 2005)
- Kirk Lightsey, Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar Music, 2022)
- Hector Martignon, Refugee (Zoho, 2007)
- Peter Martin, New Stars from New Orleans (Paddle Wheel [Japan], 1994)
- Christian McBride, Fingerpainting (Verve, 1997)
- Christian McBride, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (Mack Avenue, 2020)
- Brother Jack McDuff, Bringin' It Home (Concord Jazz, 1999)
- Sarah McKenzie, Paris in the Rain (Impulse!, 2017)
- Jason Miles, To Grover with Love (ARTizen, 2006)
- Nicholas Payton, From This Moment (Verve, 1995)
- Courtney Pine, Modern Day Jazz Stories (Verve, 1995)
- Courtney Pine, Underground (Verve, 1997)
- Jimmy Smith, Damn! (Verve, 1995)
- Jimmy Smith, Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams (Verve, 1996)
- Special EFX, Here to Stay (JVC, 1997)
- Sy Smith, Sometimes a Rose Will Grow in Concrete (Psyko!, 2018)
- Camille Thurman, Inside the Moment (Chesky, 2017)
- Cedar Walton, Roots (Astor Place, 1999)
- Ernie Watts, The Long Road Home (JVC, 1996)
- James Williams, Classic Encounters! (DIW [Japan], 2000)
- Joe Zawinul Syndicate/Mark Whitfield Quartet/Wallace Roney Quartet, A-013 [live] (Jazz A Go-Go [Poland], 1995)
- Yanow, Scott. "Mark Whitfield". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- "Showtimes, reviews, trailers, news and more - MSN Movies". msn.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- "Mark Whitfield: Land the Gig! -TAGA Publishing's Online Course". tagapublishing.com. Retrieved March 9, 2018.