Christian Howes (musician)

Christian Howes
Birth name Christian Llewellyn Howes
Born (1972-02-21) February 21, 1972
Origin Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Educator, jazz violinist, producer, composer
Instruments Violin, bass guitar, guitar, viola,
Years active 1990–present
Labels Resonance Records
Website www.christianhowes.com

Christian Howes (born February 21, 1972, Rocky River, Ohio) is an American musician, teacher and composer. He is an associate professor at the Berklee College of Music. His artistic collaborators have included Les Paul[1] and Greg Osby, and his sponsors have included Yamaha.

The 2009 Down Beat Critics' Poll ranked Howes at #2 under "Rising Stars/Violin". The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune called him "the finest, fieriest jazz violinist since Billy Bang".[2] Howes is the brother of entrepreneur Lewis Howes.

Selected discography

References

  1. Mark Subel, "PBJ & Jazz – The Cats and the Fiddle with Christian Howes", Jazz Columbus, February 19, 2010
  2. "The Big Gigs: Shows to watch for in the next week", Star-Tribune, October 23, 2008

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