Mike Stern
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 10, 1953
- Birthplace
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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.
Filmography
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 2019
as Self - Musician
ManDoki Soulmates: Wings Of Freedom 2019
as Self
Billy Cobham: Spectrum 40 - Live at Lotos Jazz Festival 2014
as Self - bass
Lee Ritenour & Mike Stern: Live at Blue Note Tokyo 2012
as Guitar
Mike Stern & Didier Lockwood 4tet - Jazz A Vienne 2011
as Self
Mike Stern Band - New Morning - The Paris Concert 2011
as Mike Stern
- Mike Stern: New Morning The Paris Concert
Mike Stern: New Morning The Paris Concert 2006
Actor
Billy Cobham's Glass Menagerie: Live in Riazzino, Switzerland 2005
as Self
Steps Ahead: Live at Vitoria Jazz Festival 2005
as Himself
- Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson - Leverkusen Jazztage Festival
Marcus Miller, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson - Leverkusen Jazztage Festival 2003
Actor
Steps Ahead Live in Japan 1986 1986
as Guitar
Credits from TMDB.