Christian Howes (born February 21, 1972) is an American violinist, teacher, and composer. He is an associate professor at the

Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music () is a Private university, private music college in Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern Music of the United ...

. He has worked with

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and

Greg Osby Greg Osby (born August 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist and composer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, then at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with Jak ...

. In 2011 the ''

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'' magazine Critics' Poll ranked him the No. 1 Rising Star in violin.Downbeat Critics Poll
August, 2011, Downbeat.com

Discography

* ''Confluence'' (Christian Howes, 1997) * ''Ten Yard'' (Christian Howes, 1999) * ''Jazz on Sale'' (Khaeon World Music, 2003) * ''Heartfelt'' (

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, 2008) - with

Roger Kellaway Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist who has recorded over 250 albums, and composed over 20 film scores Life and career Kellaway was born in Waban, Massachusetts, United States. He is an alum ...

* ''Out of the Blue'' (Resonance, 2010) - with

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock music, rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets (band), Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harriso ...

, Bobby Floyd * ''Southern Exposure'' (Resonance, 2012) - with

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* ''American Spirit'' (Resonance, 2015)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Howes, Christian 1972 births Living people American jazz violinists American male violinists American jazz composers Record producers from Ohio Berklee College of Music faculty People from Rocky River, Ohio Jazz musicians from Ohio 21st-century American violinists American male jazz composers 21st-century American male musicians Resonance Records artists