Wed Jul 15
Christian Howes
7PM / $35 | $7 Fees Get Tickets
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 by JazzTimes, 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 in Ukraine and Montenegro. His release on Resonance Records, “Southern Exposure” earned recognition in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Downbeat, Jazz Times, and a six-night run at Lincoln Center. His release, “American Spirit” was named among the Best Jazz Albums of the Year? 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, conferences, and visits to schools teaching improvisation, and contemporary styles. Through Creative Strings, he created more than 500 free play along lessons on YouTube, garnering almost 8 million views. He has visited nearly 1,000 classrooms across the U.S. teaching MS, HS, and collegiate music students and teachers.
Special guest drummer Cedric Easton is Associate Director of Outreach Education at Jazz at Lincoln Center
7PM / $35 | $7 Fees Get Tickets
1. Final sale, no refunds, not transferable.
2. $15 food/beverage minimum per person not included in ticket price.
3. Seating first come at the door. Doors open 6 PM & 8:45 PM respectively Monday thru Saturday, and 4:30 PM & 7:15 PM Sundays.
4. No Photography or Recording of any kind during the performance.
5. Keep conversation to a minimum during the performance.