Search - Artist/Band: Mark Whitfield

• Name: Mark Whitfield
• Birthday: 1967
• Birth Place: Syosset, NY
• Decades Active: 1980,1990
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Urban
• Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Light, Sensual, Bright, Knotty, Lively, Rousing, Slick, Elegant, Freewheeling, Passionate, Romantic, Smooth, Energetic, Playful, Relaxed, Stylish, Exuberant, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Warm

Title	Release
Songs of Wonder W	02/08/2009
Mark Whitfield Featuring Panther	12/27/2005
Soul Conversation Featuring Mark Whitfield & JK WA	06/06/2000
Take the Ride WA	02/09/1999
Forever Love	1997
7th Ave. Stroll	1995
True Blue	1994
Mark Whitfield	1993
Patrice WA	1991
The Marksman	1990

A talented guitarist influenced by George Benson and versatile enough to play straight-ahead jazz or r&b, Mark Whitfield was originally a bassist. At 15 he switched to guitar and soon won a scholarship to Berklee. After graduating from Berklee in 1987, Whitfield temporarily moved to Brooklyn and appeared at many sessions. George Benson suggested he work for Jack McDuff and that association was a big break for Whitfield. He has since recorded as a leader for Warner Bros. and Verve, and as a sideman with many players including Jimmy Smith, Nicholas Payton, Ray Brown, and Courtney Pine. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide