Mark Whitfield (born October 6, 1966) is an American jazz guitarist.
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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 |
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]