Mike Stern Trio (USA)
An undoubtedly leadind guitarists of his generation, the three-time Grammy nominee was born on January 10, 1953 in Boston. After growing up in Washington D.C., he returned to Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music and got his start as guitarist with the Blood, Sweat & Tears at the age of 22. In 1981 Mike Stern was recruited by Miles Davis and played a key role in his celebrated comeback. From 1983 to 1984, he toured with Jaco Pastorius' Word of Mouth band and in 1985 returned to Miles' lineup for a second tour of duty that lasted close to a year.
In summer 1986, Stern went on road with David Sanborn and joined later an electrified edition of Steps Ahead. Stern made his first recording in 1986 (Upside Downside), featuring such celebrated masters as David Sanborn, Jaco Pastorius, saxophonist Bob Berg, bassists Mark Egan and Jeff Andrews, keyboardist Mitch Forman and drummers Dave Weckl and Steve Jordan.
Mike Stern's acclaimed 1993 Atlantic Jazz release, Standards (And Other Songs), led to him being named The Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year by the readers and critics of the Guitar Player magazine. This was followed by two hard-hitting materials, in 1994's Is What It Is and 1996's Between The Lines, both of which received Grammy nominations. In 1997, Stern recorded Give And Take with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Jack DeJohnette, percussionist Don Alias and special guests Michael Brecker and David Sanborn. Their freewheeling covers of Sonny Rollins' Oleo, John Coltrane's Giant Steps, Cole Porter's I Love You and Jimi Hendrix's Who Knows helped Mike earn the Orville W. Gibson Award for Best Jazz Guitarist that year.
Stern's ninth release for Atlantic was a six-string summit meeting with colleagues Bill Frisell and John Scofield that was appropriately titled Play. 2001's Voices, his first foray into vocal music earned Mike his third Grammy nomination. In 2004 he upped the ante with These Times.
Members
Mike Stern: guitar
Chris Mihn Doky: bass
Kimberley Thompson: drums
Stern's solo discography
Upside Downside, 1986
Time in Place, 1988
Jigsaw, 1989
Odds or Evens, 1991
Standards and Other Songs, 1993
Is What It Is, 1994
Between the Lines, 1996
Give and Take, 1997
Play, 1999
Voices, 2001
These Times, 2004
In summer 1986, Stern went on road with David Sanborn and joined later an electrified edition of Steps Ahead. Stern made his first recording in 1986 (Upside Downside), featuring such celebrated masters as David Sanborn, Jaco Pastorius, saxophonist Bob Berg, bassists Mark Egan and Jeff Andrews, keyboardist Mitch Forman and drummers Dave Weckl and Steve Jordan.
Mike Stern's acclaimed 1993 Atlantic Jazz release, Standards (And Other Songs), led to him being named The Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year by the readers and critics of the Guitar Player magazine. This was followed by two hard-hitting materials, in 1994's Is What It Is and 1996's Between The Lines, both of which received Grammy nominations. In 1997, Stern recorded Give And Take with bassist John Patitucci, drummer Jack DeJohnette, percussionist Don Alias and special guests Michael Brecker and David Sanborn. Their freewheeling covers of Sonny Rollins' Oleo, John Coltrane's Giant Steps, Cole Porter's I Love You and Jimi Hendrix's Who Knows helped Mike earn the Orville W. Gibson Award for Best Jazz Guitarist that year.
Stern's ninth release for Atlantic was a six-string summit meeting with colleagues Bill Frisell and John Scofield that was appropriately titled Play. 2001's Voices, his first foray into vocal music earned Mike his third Grammy nomination. In 2004 he upped the ante with These Times.
Members
Mike Stern: guitar
Chris Mihn Doky: bass
Kimberley Thompson: drums
Stern's solo discography
Upside Downside, 1986
Time in Place, 1988
Jigsaw, 1989
Odds or Evens, 1991
Standards and Other Songs, 1993
Is What It Is, 1994
Between the Lines, 1996
Give and Take, 1997
Play, 1999
Voices, 2001
These Times, 2004