Mike Stern will take your breath away.
He’s just that good — the type of guitarist who will absolutely leave you in awe with his fretboard fireworks, which he’s honed through decades of stellar work in the jazz world.
But please don’t just take our word on the matter. Instead, put our statement of his greatness to the test by going to see Stern when he performs three shows in two days — 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16 and 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Dec. 17 — at Yoshi’s in Oakland. Tickets start at $35.10, yoshis.com.
Stern, of course, has amazing credentials in the music industry, having first came to fame as a member of the popular jazz-rock troupe Blood, Sweat & Tears at just the age of 22. From there, he’d come under the wing of Bill Cobham, working in the drummer’s fusion group, before getting the call to join Miles Davis’ band.
He’s since established himself as a first-tier bandleader in the jazz game, thanks to such fine releases as 1988’s “Time In Place,” 1994’s “Is What It Is” and 2006’s “Who Let the Cats Out?”
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The guitarist is out on the road with his latest Mike Stern Band ensemble — featuring drummer Dennis Chambers, saxophonist Bob Franceschini, bassist Janek Gwizdala and vocalist-guitarist Leni Stern — in support of the recently released album “Echoes and Other Songs.”