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Mark Whitfield at Tavern On The Lake

Courtesy of Eric Thomas | Posted on March 31, 2016

Where

Tavern On The Lake
101 North Main Street
East Windsor, NJ
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When

Fri, April 15, 2016
7:00 pm

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Jazz guitarist Mark Whitfield will perform at the Tavern on the Lake in Hightstown on Friday, April 15, at 7:30 p.m. Dubbed early on in the New York Times as “the best young guitarist in the business,” Whitfield has played with such artists as Quincy Jones, Winton Marsalis, Ray Charles, and Dizzy Gillespie. He has made multiple recordings with many great artists and multiple solo recordings. The event is hosted by REJS Entertainment.

Whitfield graduated from Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music in 1987. Shortly thereafter, he returned to his native New York to embark on a career as a jazz guitarist that afforded him the opportunity to collaborate with legendary artists including Art Blakey, Herbie Hancock, Carmen McRae, Gladys Knight, Burt Bacharach, Jimmy Smith, Clark Terry, Shirley Horn, and his teacher and mentor, George Benson....

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