Mike Stern

小简介
MIKE STERN 目前是世界上最著名并且最受瞩目的混合爵士乐吉他手，被公认为当今乐坛的“吉他之王”。作为在过去的二十年爵士乐声望最高的吉他手之一，MIKE STERM 赢得同行和评论家们的同样尊敬，也对一代吉他爱好者产生极大的影响。STERN不断以他超群的技艺激发更多的吉他音乐人，棘手并发展综合于摇滚音乐、抒情音乐之间的爵士风格作品。正如吉他杂志的乔恩.查普尔所说：“STERN不但是变幻莫测魔术师，而且，是一位真诚和成熟的作曲家。”
by Gregory McIntosh
Recognized as one of the finest guitarists among his peers, Mike Stern was born on January 10, 1953, in Boston, MA, but grew up in Washington, D.C., before returning to Boston to study at the Berklee School of Music. Stern was only 22 when he joined Blood, Sweat & Tears, for whom he played three years before signing on with Billy Cobhams jazz fusion outfit, which led to Sterns big breakthrough when Miles Davis enlisted him as guitarist for Davis return from a five-year musical hiatus in 1981. Stern played and recorded with Davis until 1983, when Stern toured with Jaco Pastorius, but he rejoined Davis in 1985, which also brought about Sterns debut release as a leader, the warmly received Neesh. This time, Stern remained with Davis for a year, after which he cycled through projects by David Sanborn and Steps Ahead while simultaneously recording his follow-up to Neesh, titled Upside Downside, which marked his first release for Atlantic Records jazz division. Stern continued a steady string of releases for Atlantic over the next few years while continuing to play with several other projects, including Michael Brecker and the reunited Brecker Brothers, eventually scoring his first Grammy nomination with the release of Is What It Is in 1994, then garnering another nomination for his 1996 follow-up, Between the Lines. Stern received his third Grammy nod for his 2001 release Voices, which was Sterns first recording with vocals — albeit wordless vocalese — and also marked the end of his tenure with Atlantic. Stern issued his debut album for ESC in early 2004, and two years later, with a cast of impressive backing musicians (Richard Bona, MeShell NdegéOcello, Roy Hargrove, and Kim Thompson, among others), Who Let the Cats Out was released.