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Mark Whitfield

マーク・ホイットフィールド　/　まーく・ほいっとふぃーるど

American jazz musician

October 6, 1966 (age 59)　・　Lindenhurst, New York, United States

New York
jazz musician
guitarist
jazz guitarist

My Take

Mark Whitfield represents the lineage of jazz guitar done right. A Lindenhurst, New York native trained at Berklee, he carries the theoretical rigor and warm tone I associate with the Wes Montgomery and George Benson tradition. Born in 1966, he is less a flashy headliner than a craftsman, the sort who shapes a phrase note by note in a dim club rather than chasing spectacle. I admire musicians who commit to a single instrument for decades and keep deepening their voice on it. That patient, lifelong conversation with the guitar is exactly the kind of artistry I want more people to hear.

Overview

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

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Mark Whitfield
Name (Japanese): マーク・ホイットフィールド
Reading: まーく・ほいっとふぃーるど
Born: October 6, 1966 (age 59)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Horse
Origin: Lindenhurst, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: jazz musician / guitarist / jazz guitarist / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Berklee College of Music

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%82%A4%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89

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