Mike Stern

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Mike Stern was born on January 10, 1953, in Boston, MA, but grew up in Washington, D.C., before returning to Boston to study at the Berklee School of Music.
Stern was only 22 when he joined Blood, Sweat & Tears, for whom he played three years before signing on with Billy Cobham′s jazz fusion outfit, which led to Stern′s big breakthrough when Miles Davis enlisted him as guitarist for Davis′ return from a five-year musical hiatus in 1981. Stern played and recorded with Davis until 1983, when Stern toured with Jaco Pastorius, but he rejoined Davis in 1985.
A year after rejoining Miles Davis he cycled through projects by David Sanborn and Steps Ahead while simultaneously recording his follow-up to his first album Neesh, titled Upside Downside.
Stern continued a steady string of releases over the next few years while continuing to play with several other projects, including Michael Brecker and with a cast of impressive backing musicians like Richard Bona, Me′Shell NdegéOcello, Roy Hargrove, and Kim Thompson, among others.