Christian Howes (American)
Encyclopedia
Christian Howes 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
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
."
United States
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, teacher, and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. He is an Associate Professor at the Berklee College of Music. His artistic collaborators have included Les Paul
Les Paul
Lester William Polsfuss —known as Les Paul—was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is credited with many recording innovations...
and Greg Osby
Greg Osby
Greg Osby is an American jazz saxophonist who plays mainly in the free jazz, free funk and M-Base idioms.-Biography:Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, where he majored in Jazz Studies, and then at the Berklee College of Music, with Andy McGhee...
, and his sponsors have included Yamaha
Yamaha
Yamaha may refer to:* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services** Yamaha Motor Company, a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company...
.
The 2009 Down Beat
Down Beat
Down Beat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois...
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
Billy Bang
Billy Bang was an American free jazz violinist and composer.-Biography:...
."
Selective Discography
- Out of the Blue with Robben Ford (2010)
- Heartfelt (2008)
- Jazz Fiddle Revolution
- Jazz on Sale