Mike Stern isn’t a showoff when the moment for improvisation hits the six-time Grammy nominee and jazz fusion guitarist.
Instead, he just lets his skilled fingers do the walking, improvising sensible, ear-charming phrasing in the style called for — whether it’s the groovy pop of Blood, Sweat and Tears or the attitude of rock ’n’ roll in a straightforward song of his own making.
Stern will join the University of North Texas’ One O’clock Lab Band at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Winspear Hall at the Murchison Performing Arts Center.
“Mike is simply one of the most renowned modern jazz guitarists on the planet, coming to...