35. Creative String Playing with Christian Howes

Violinist, educator and composer, Christian Howes was voted #1 in
the Downbeat Critics Poll (“Rising Stars/Violin”), named among the
top three jazz violinists in the JazzTimes critics poll, and
nominated for Violinist of the Year by the Jazz Journalist
Association. He received the Residency Partner Award through
Chamber Music America, earned a USArtists grant through the Mid
Atlantic Arts Foundation, and was invited by the U.S. State
department to teach and perform as a cultural ambassador twice, in
Ukraine and Montenegro.  His release on Resonance Records,
“Southern Exposure” earned recognition in the New York Times, Wall
Street Journal, Downbeat, Jazz Times, as well as a six-night run at
Lincoln Center.  His release, “American Spirit” was named
among the Best Jazz Albums of 2015″ by the Huffington Post. Howes
is the founder of “Creative Strings“, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization with a mission to expand music education through the
creation of online curriculum, an annual summer conference, and
dozens of visits to schools annually teaching improvisation,
contemporary styles, and related subjects. He endorses Yamaha
violins and D’Addario strings. Connect with Christian on Facebook,
YouTube, www.christianhowes.com, or www.creativestrings.org.