Born in Sharon, Pennsylvania on June 9, 1945, Mick Goodrick was a jazz guitarist
who also spent much of his career as a teacher. Inspired by rock ‘n’ roll icon
Elvis Presley, he took up guitar as a pre-teen but turned his attention to jazz
after attending a Stan Kenton Band Camp at the age of 16. Mick Goodrick attended
the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967,
returning as a teacher and taught several future acclaimed guitarists including
Bill Frisell, John Scofield, Julian Lange, and Mike Stern. He also served as a
sideman for many artists in the...