Mark Whitfield

Guitar
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01/30/2022
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Nick Hempton Quartet
01/24/2022
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Joe Farnsworth quintet
10/12/2021
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Mark Whitfield trio
10/02/2021
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Mark Whitfield, Spike Wilner & Paul Gill
09/15/2021
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Kirk Lightsey , Mark Whitfield & Santi DeBriano
09/14/2021
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
08/17/2020
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Jason Marshall Quintet
06/14/2020
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Mark Whitfield Quartet
03/14/2020
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Kirk Lightsey, Mark Whitfield, Santi Debriano & Victor Lewis
03/13/2020
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Kirk Lightsey, Mark Whitfield, Santi Debriano & Victor Lewis
03/12/2020
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
03/11/2020
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
08/09/2019
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Kirk Lightsey Trio
08/08/2019
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
08/07/2019
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
07/14/2019
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Nick Hempton Band
10/07/2018
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JC Stylles/Mark Whitfield Birthday Bash
08/11/2018
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Kirk Lightsey, Mark Whitfield & Santi Debriano
08/10/2018
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Kirk Lightsey, Mark Whitfield & Santi Debriano
08/09/2018
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
08/08/2018
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Kirk Lightsey Quartet
12/30/2017
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Mark Whitfield Trio
12/29/2017
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Mark Whitfield Trio
10/26/2017
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Jared Gold Trio
10/10/2017
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Mark Whitfield Quartet
09/16/2017
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E.J. Strickland & Transient Beings
04/30/2017
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Davis Whitfield & The Maniacs of the 4th Dimension
03/13/2017
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Mark Whitfield w/ Peter Bernstein
12/01/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
09/22/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
06/30/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
06/02/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
04/21/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
03/30/2016
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Mark Whitfield w. Ben Williams & Davis Whitfield
02/25/2016
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Sanah Kadoura - After-hours Jam Session
10/01/2015
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After-hours Jam Session
09/10/2015
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After-hours Jam Session
09/03/2015
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After-hours Jam Session
11/29/2014
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The Whitfield Family Band
11/28/2014
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The Whitfield Family Band
10/31/2013
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The Ryan Berg Retrospective
02/16/2013
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The Whitfield Family
02/15/2013
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The Whitfield Family
07/11/2012
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The Whitfield Family
01/26/2012
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The Mark Whitfield "Family" Quartet
08/24/2009
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The Neal Smith Quintet
Upcoming Shows
Mark Whitfield graduated from Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music, the world's foremost institute for the study of Jazz and modern American music, in the Spring of 1987 having studied composition and arranging as well as all styles of guitar performance. Upon graduation, he returned to his native New York to embark on a career as a jazz guitarist that afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with many legendary artists including Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Clark Terry, Jimmy Smith, Carmen McCrae, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Jack McDuff, Betty Carter, Shirley Horn, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach, Joe Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Bradford Marsalis, Stanley Turrentine and his greatest teacher and mentor George Benson.Along the way, the New York Times dubbed Whitfield "The Best Young Guitarist in the Business" and in September of 1990 Warner Bros. released his solo debut, "The Marksman". The success of this release has led to a recording career that has produced 14 solo projects to date and a myriad of collaborative efforts with some of the most important artists in recent years; Sting, D'Angelo, Mary J. Blige, Chaka Khan, John Mayer, Jill Scott, Roy Hargrove, Diana Krall, Lauryn Hill, Sy Smith and Chris Botti.In September of 2005, Mark Whitfield accepted the invitation to join the faculty at his alma mater, teaming up with Joe Lovano, Ralph Peterson, Danilo Perez, and Terry Lynn Carrington as "Artists in Residence" at the Berklee School.While maintaining a teaching schedule that requires his presence on campus 1 day a week for 14 weeks/per semester, and a touring schedule that includes at least 100 concert dates/per year with trumpeter Chris Botti, Whitfield still manages to remain active as a solo artist and 2008-2009 will see the release of his latest solo effort; a Stevie Wonder tribute entitled "Songs Of Wonder" and 2 collaborative projects with long time friends Christian McBride and Nicholas Payton.Weblinks:www.markwhitfield.com