Play Mike Stern Radio
Mike Stern
On Tour
403,267 plays (56,415 listeners)
One of the premier 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 a guitar player with Blood, Sweat & Tears at the age of 22. Following a stint with Billy Cobham’s powerhouse fusion band from 1979-1980, Mike moved to New York City and was recruited by Miles Davis and played a key role in his celebrated comeback band of 1981 (which also included bassist Marcus Miller, drummer Al Foster, percussionist Mino Cinelu and saxophonist Bill Evans). During his three-year period with Miles, Mike appeared on three recordings with the jazz maestro - Man With The Horn, Star People and the live We Want Miles. 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 the summer of 1986, Stern went out on the road with David Sanborn and later joined an electrified edition of Steps Ahead which featured Mike Mainieri on midi vibes, Michael Brecker on the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), Darryl Jones on electric bass and Steve Smith on drums. Stern made his first recording as a leader for the Japanese Trio label (1985’s Neesh) before making his debut on Atlantic Records in 1986 with Upside Downside, featuring such celebrated colleagues as Sanborn, Pastorius, saxophonist Bob Berg, bassists Mark Egan and Jeff Andrews, keyboardist Mitch Forman and drummers Dave Weckl and Steve Jordan. From 1986 through 1988, Mike was a member of Michael Brecker’s potent quintet, appearing on Don’t Try This At Home.
In the summer of 1986, Stern went out on the road with David Sanborn and later joined an electrified edition of Steps Ahead which featured Mike Mainieri on midi vibes, Michael Brecker on the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), Darryl Jones on electric bass and Steve Smith on drums. Stern made his first recording as a leader for the Japanese Trio label (1985’s Neesh) before making his debut on Atlantic Records in 1986 with Upside Downside, featuring such celebrated colleagues as Sanborn, Pastorius, saxophonist Bob Berg, bassists Mark Egan and Jeff Andrews, keyboardist Mitch Forman and drummers Dave Weckl and Steve Jordan. From 1986 through 1988, Mike was a member of Michael Brecker’s potent quintet, appearing on Don’t Try This At Home.
Top Albums
-
These Times
Mike Stern
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $19.99
- eBay Search
-
Time in Place
Mike SternBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $6.93
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $6.93
- Buy Album
- Amazon $8.97
- eBay Search
-
Play
Mike SternBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.90
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.90
- Buy Album
- Amazon $13.96
- eBay Search
-
Jigsaw
Mike SternBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.98
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
Avenue B
full track
|
|||
| 2 |
|
If Only
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
I Know You
full track
|
|||
| 4 |
|
Chatter
full track
|
|||
| 5 |
|
What You Believe
full track
|
|||
| 6 |
|
Last One Down
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
Silver Lining
full track
|
|||
| 8 |
|
Street Rhyme
full track
|
|||
| 9 |
|
Mirage
full track
|
|||
| 10 |
|
Remember
full track
|
|||
| 11 |
|
Tjese Times
full track
|
|||
| 12 |
|
Common Ground
full track
|
|||
| 13 |
|
Big Neighborhood
full track
|
|||
| 14 |
|
6th Street
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
|
Coupe de Ville
full track
|
Shoutbox
-
oldzulu wrote:
I have been listening and seeing this cat for years Blood Sweat n Tears -Miles- D Sanborn. Saw him last nite in a little Village in Germany (Backnang) It Was The Sh--t!!!
-
tribaltech11111 wrote:
chromazone :)
-
BlisteringDDj wrote:
It's a surprise that "Loose Ends" is not in the top 15!
-
dedija wrote:
I saw this guitar hero live in the jazz festival with Yellowjackets, it was an awesome gig and a memorable experience!
-
mbturner625 wrote:
aw but the chorus is HIS sound
-
gress-xtreme wrote:
ahh i love "avenue b"
-
Hali2sis wrote:
lovely sound
-
BottaBass wrote:
Hey there! Listen to: http://www.lastfm.it/music/Alessandro+Bottura and leave a comment on my brand new tracks! Hope you enjoy them!
-
PJROW wrote:
brautifullll
-
SirAlecHendrix wrote:
Mike Stern—now playing in the brandnew ➤ j a z z | h a u s ➤
-
ohanness wrote:
seen him live last year and he was a monster. amazing musician. totally deserves the title virtuoso.
-
proggirl wrote:
He's amazing! Just seen him live yesterday and his concert was really awesome!
-
proggirl wrote:
He's a freakin' guitar hero! I've seen him yesterday and he was amazing!
-
soundmastermony wrote:
<3
-
veititj wrote:
Mike Stern wrote on my guitar ;D
-
bearberni wrote:
just lisen...seems good even it's not the kind of music i usually listen..ciao
-
bluesbomb wrote:
great
-
Nebaioth wrote:
Dude, we got the same B-day! I'm a drummer! Does that mean something?lol
-
mamastripping wrote:
nice and easeeee
-
Dologan wrote:
Mike Stern has recently won the Miles Davis award: http://www.guitarplayer.com/story.asp?storycode=18830
Videos
See more
Events
- Dec 15 Mike Stern Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle WA, United States
- Dec 16 Mike Stern Dimitriou's Jazz Alley, Seattle WA, United States
Listeners
-
Ritschiguitar
Top Listener
-
milezmode
Top Listener
-
Gradobert
Top Listener
-
wallinerik
Top Listener
-
micktaiwan
Top Listener
-
svtzrv
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
onedrumstudio and 9 other people added Mike Stern to their libraries. 9 hours ago
-
Swistrobl tagged Mike Stern with fusion and jazz. Monday morning
-
Soulperson, bobhemenger and randaus added Mike Stern to their libraries. Monday morning
-
waspso tagged Mike Stern with ‘jazz’. Saturday evening
-
waspso, mitjakavtichnik, ERiK987 and 31 other people added Mike Stern to their libraries. Saturday evening
-
Nobantu updated the German wiki page for These Times. (diff) last week
-
Nobantu created the German wiki page for These Times. last week
-
ficoaqui tagged Mike Stern with usa, 00s, 90s and 6 other tags. 12 days ago
-
petrilusikka, alfonsojun, bjornkreijen and 4 other people added Mike Stern to their libraries. 12 days ago
-
Mad-Asti tagged Mike Stern with ‘guitar’. 14 days ago
Related Journals
-
Autumn & Jazz in Kiev
by ukrsamurai |
24 Oct 2009 | Add comment
-
♫ bands & musicians I've seen live :)
by deinnorra |
23 Sep 2009 | 4 comments
-
A pile of albums I'd recommend!
by BlisteringDDj |
10 Aug 2009 | 3 comments
Groups (22)
-
Jazz Loft
266 members
-
Yellowjackets
32 members
-
j a z z | h a u s
170 members
-
Jazz Guitar Greats
449 members
-
Sziget festival - Budapest
629 members
More Information
- Links
- Labels
