Christian Howes CD Release Party Tuesday, January 28, 2003 at MAKOR

Tuesday, January 28, 2003
at 8 p.m. One Set only
MAKOR
35 West 67th Street (near Columbus Avenue)
New York, NY
Music Charge : $ 12.00
www.makor.org

Jazz On Sale is already scheduled for important CD reviews in BILLBOARD (Feb 1, 2003 issue) and DOWN BEAT (April 2003 issue)!

Columbus, Ohio-raised, New York City-based violinist Christian Howes will perform one set of music with his acoustic violin, piano, and bas trio. Joining Christian will be Argentinian native Federico Lechner, pianist, and Ugonna Okegwo on bass.

The thirty-year old Howes has been garnering attention for his electric violin work as a leader of his own projects as well as a sideman for prominent jazz musicians such as D.D. Jackson, Greg Osby, Les Paul, Steve Turre, Frank Vignola, and others. Howes was named in the prestigious Downbeat Critics Poll in 2001 and 2002 as a violinist deserving wider recognition. Says Neil Tesser of the Chicago Reader, “Not since Jean-Luc Ponty has a violinist ranged from pure classical to fuzz-tone rock to convincing jazz with such authority".

Usually known for shocking audiences with his physically aggressive style of playing and his heavy use of rock guitar effects on his electric violin, Howes is bent on proving that he is a brilliant, innovative violinist in an acoustic setting as well.