MIKE STERN 目前是世界上最著名并且最受瞩目的混合爵士乐吉他手，被公认为当今乐坛的“吉他之王”。作为在过去的二十年爵士乐声望最高的吉他手之一，MIKE STERM 赢得同行和评论家们的同样尊敬，也对一代吉他爱好者产生极大的影响。STERN不断以他超群的技艺激发更多的吉他音乐人，棘手并发展综合于摇滚音乐、抒情音乐之间的爵士风格作品。正如吉他杂志的乔恩.查普尔所说：“STERN不但是变幻莫测魔术师，而且，是一位真诚和成熟的作曲家。” 　　Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is a six-time Grammy-nominated American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he landed a gig with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. Following that, he launched a solo career, releasing more than a dozen albums. 　　Stern was named Best Jazz Guitarist of 1993 by Guitar Player magazine. At the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal in June 2007, he was given the Miles Davis Award, which was created to recognize internationally acclaimed jazz artists whose work has contributed significantly to the renewal of the genre. In 2009 he was listed on Down Beat's list of 75 best jazz guitarist of all time. He was presented with Guitar Player magazine's Certified Legend Award on January 21, 2012. 　　Stern grew up in Washington, D.C., and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. When he was twenty-two, he became a member of Blood, Sweat & Tears and spent three years with the band, appearing on the albums More Than Ever and Brand New Day.