Mark Whitfield

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

Mark Whitfield
Newport Jazz Festival, 2006
Background information
Birth name	Mark Adrian Whitfield
Born	(1966-10-06) October 6, 1966 (age 58) Lindenhurst, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, soul jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Labels	Warner Bros., Verve
Website	www.markwhitfield.com

Life and career

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]

Discography

As leader

• The Marksman (Warner Bros., 1990)
• Patrice (Warner Bros., 1991)
• Mark Whitfield (Warner Bros., 1993)
• True Blue (Verve, 1994)
• 7th Ave. Stroll (Verve, 1995)
• Forever Love (Verve, 1997)
• Raw (Transparent Music, 2000)
• Mark Whitfield Featuring Panther (Dirty Soap, 2005)
• Songs of Wonder (Marksman, 2009)
• Grace (Marksman, 2016)
• Live & Uncut (Chesky, 2017)

As sideman

• Carl Allen, Testimonial (Atlantic, 1995)
• Sean Ardoin, Sean Ardoin 'n' ZydeKool (ZydeKool Records, 1999)
• Teodross Avery, My Generation (Impulse!, 1996)
• Beta Radio, Seven Sisters (Beta Radio, 2011)
• Pat Bianchi, East Coast Roots (Jazzed Media, 2006)
• Mary J. Blige, No More Drama (MCA, 2001)
• Chris Botti, In Boston (Decca, 2009)
• D'Angelo, Brown Sugar (EMI, 1995)
• Michael Dease, Grace (Jazz Legacy Productions, 2010)
• Russell Gunn, Blue On the D.L. (HighNote, 2002)
• Donald Harrison, Full Circle (Sweet Basil, 1990)
• Donald Harrison/Terence Blanchard, Black Pearl (Columbia, 1988)
• Conrad Herwig, Obligation (Criss Cross, 2005)
• Javon Jackson, Easy Does It (Palmetto, 2003)
• Javon Jackson, Have You Heard (Palmetto, 2005)
• Kirk Lightsey, Live at Smalls Jazz Club (Cellar Music, 2022)
• Hector Martignon, Refugee (Zoho, 2007)
• Peter Martin, New Stars from New Orleans (Paddle Wheel [Japan], 1994)
• Christian McBride, Fingerpainting (Verve, 1997)
• Christian McBride, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver (Mack Avenue, 2020)
• Brother Jack McDuff, Bringin' It Home (Concord Jazz, 1999)
• Sarah McKenzie, Paris in the Rain (Impulse!, 2017)
• Jason Miles, To Grover with Love (ARTizen, 2006)
• Nicholas Payton, From This Moment (Verve, 1995)
• Courtney Pine, Modern Day Jazz Stories (Verve, 1995)
• Courtney Pine, Underground (Verve, 1997)
• Jimmy Smith, Damn! (Verve, 1995)
• Jimmy Smith, Angel Eyes: Ballads & Slow Jams (Verve, 1996)
• Special EFX, Here to Stay (JVC, 1997)
• Sy Smith, Sometimes a Rose Will Grow in Concrete (Psyko!, 2018)
• Camille Thurman, Inside the Moment (Chesky, 2017)
• Cedar Walton, Roots (Astor Place, 1999)
• Ernie Watts, The Long Road Home (JVC, 1996)
• James Williams, Classic Encounters! (DIW [Japan], 2000)
• Joe Zawinul Syndicate/Mark Whitfield Quartet/Wallace Roney Quartet, A-013 [live] (Jazz A Go-Go [Poland], 1995)