A child prodigy who lost his way and spent four years in prison, Christian Howes
rebuilt his life to become one of the top violin virtuosos in America and has
been a fixture on the jazz circuit since the mid-1990s.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio his parents both had a love of music and enrolled
him in the Suzuki method of musical education at five-years-old. It helped him
win a scholarship to Ohio State University at the age of 16 but his lifestyle of
gigging in local bars with rock bands and playing professionally with an
orchestra spiralled out of control and just three years ...