2019Nominee
Best Performance
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Mike Stern
Actor
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
January 10, 1953
Biography
Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, releasing more than twenty albums. Stern was named Best Jazz Guitarist of 1993 by Guitar Player magazine. At the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in June 2007, he was given the Miles Davis Award, which was created to recognize internationally acclaimed jazz artists whose work has contributed significantly to the renewal of the genre. In 2009 Stern was listed on Down Beat's list of 75 best jazz guitarists of all time. He received Guitar Player magazine's Certified Legend Award on January 21, 2012.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2011Nominee
Best Performance
Mike Stern Band - New Morning - The Paris Concert
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: Live in Riazzino, Switzerland
Career Highlights
2011Highlight
Best Performance
Mike Stern & Didier Lockwood 4tet - Jazz A Vienne
2012Highlight
Best Performance
Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern: Live at Blue Note Tokyo
Video
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool