Mark Whitfield & JK - Soul Conversation / Virtuoso jazz guitarists Mark Whitfield and JK / Recorded live in Washington, D.C. / SPECIAL FEATURES: "Meet the Artist" (Interview with Mark Whitfield) / DVD Format: PAL Run time: 63 Minutes UPC: 743218405792 Sound: DTS SURROUND English 5.1 DODOLBY 5.1 Surround DIGITAL 2.0 Stereo Video: Color/63 Mins. Style: JAZZ THE JAZZ CHANNEL Whitfield was born in Lindenhurst, New York. He has worked with Jack McDuff, Jimmy Smith, Courtney Pine, Nicholas Payton, and Chris Botti. In 2000, Whitfield released an instructional guitar video titled Mark Whitfield: Star Licks Master Sessions for Star Licks Productions. In 2017, he shot a series of instructional videos entitled Mark Whitfield: Land the Gig. 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. Tracklist: Whatever It Takes Hand To Mouth Talk To Me Reflections Of You Miami Sunset On The Edge In The Backseat
