"I've tried almost every string on the market, but I still keep coming back to D'Addario. They sound incredible, last forever, and are comfortable under my fingers. I've never regretted recommending D'Addario to my students and colleagues."
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Christian Howes
Creative Strings
"I've tried almost every string on the market, but I still keep coming back to D'Addario. They sound incredible, last forever, and are comfortable under my fingers. I've never regretted recommending D'Addario to my students and colleagues."
"I use Zyex for their extremely warm, rich sound. They're a great choice for bright-sounding instruments. They improve projection considerably without being blaring or aggressive. The strings also settle in quickly to the instrument."
ABOUT 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.
