Christian Howes - Spirited Strings- The Best of Christian Howes on Resonance (2020) Hi-Res

Spirited Strings: The Best of Christian Howes on Resonance Records captures 15 of the most essential tracks recorded for the label compiled from his 4 albums (Heartfelt feat. Roger Kellaway, Out of the Blue feat. Robben Ford, Southern Exposure with special guest Richard Galliano, and American Spirit).
The acclaimed violinist, educator and composer has been 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 has 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.

Howes is the founder of “Creative Strings“, a 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.