Describing his style as "a weird mixture of blues, R&B, swing and soul", Mark
Whitfield has established himself as a leading jazz guitar master and played
with the likes of Chaka Khan, Dave Matthews Band and Sting. His love affair with
music began when his older brother returned from the Vietnam War and was given a
guitar as homecoming gift. Not being able to play, he passed it on to Mark on
his seventh birthday along with a Lightning Hopkins record, and the youngster
was soon having lessons at a local music store in Long Island and being taken to
jazz concerts by his parents. He...