Mark Whitfield
Appearance
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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.
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
- The Marksman (Warner Bros., 1990)
- Patrice (Warner Bros., 1991)
- Mark Whitfield (Warner Bros., 1993)
- True Blue (Verve, 1994)
- 7th Ave. Stroll (Verve, 1995)
- Raw (Transparent Music 2000)
- Featuring Panther (Dirty Soap, 2005)
- Mark Whitfield and the Groove Masters (Vega, 2006)
- Grace (Marksman, 2017)
- Live & Uncut (Chesky, 2017)
As sideman
- Carl Allen, Testimonial (Atlantic, 1995)
- Sean Ardoin, Sean Ardoin 'n' ZydeKool (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 2010)
- Russell Gunn, Blue On the D.L. (HighNote, 2002)
- Donald Harrison, Full Circle (Sweet Basil, 1990)
- Donald Harrison/Terence Blanchard, Black Pearl (CBS, 1988)
- Conrad Herwig, Obligation (Criss Cross, 2005)
- Javon Jackson, Easy Does It (Palmetto, 2003)
- Javon Jackson, Have You Heard (Palmetto, 2005)
- Hector Martignon, Refugee (Zoho, 2007)
- Peter Martin, New Stars from New Orleans (Paddle Wheel, 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 (Antilles, 1995)
- Courtney Pine, Underground (Talkin' Loud, 1997)
- Jimmy Smith, Damn! (Verve, 1995)
- Jimmy Smith, Angel Eyes (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, 2000)
- Joe Zawinul, Mark Whitfield, Wallace Roney, A-013 (Jazz A Go-go 1995)
References
- ^ 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.