Mike Stern in Copenhagen

Mike Stern is an American jazz guitarist, born in Boston in 1953, whose music draws on post-bop, jazz fusion, blues and rock. He played in Blood, Sweat & Tears and Billy Cobham’s band before joining Miles Davis, and his solo catalogue includes Upside Downside, Time in Place and Between the Lines. In 1981, Stern joined Miles Davis’s comeback band, touring with the trumpeter and appearing on the live album We Want Miles. He later toured with his own small groups, frequently joined by saxophone, bass and drums, while maintaining a long-running New York club presence through his weekly performances at the 55 Bar.