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Biography
From Walla Walla, Washington, Howland is an active member of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and Seattle Jazz Guitar Society. He currently lectures in guitar and co-directs the annual PLU Guitar Festival at Pacific Lutheran University. In 2017 he began directing the PLU Guitar Festival Orchestra in a jazz piece to promote hands-on jazz education and appreciation. He has arranged works by Jeff Beck, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Artie Shaw, and others. He wrote, arranged, and recorded ensemble music for the 2021 and 2022 SCGS holiday collaborative video and concert. He also writes music for improvisation and has done many solo and ensemble adaptions of pieces by Albéniz, Bach, MacDowell, Mozart, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and Turina. He performs as a soloist and in ensembles. He has played with many local jazz talents, including Clipper Anderson, Marco De Carvalho, Jared Hall, Mark Ivester, Adam Kessler, Kate Olsen, Nate Omdal, Jason Parker, Gordy Ryan, Melyssa Stone, Cassio Vianna, among others.
Howland has played countless Northwest venues, including Anthony’s Homeport, Arts West, Bell Harbor Ballroom, Bitters Cafe, Bright Water Skinner Theater, Canlis, Captain Whidbey Inn, Center For Spiritual Living, Chapel of St. Ignatius, Chateau St. Michelle, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Dragonfly Retreat, Edgewater Hotel, Eliot Bay Yacht Club, Everett Arboretum, Everett Manor, Frye Art Museum, Hyatt Bellevue, Illahee Manor, Lagerquist Concert Hall, Lake Union Crew Boathouse, Mary Baker Russell amphitheater, Marymore Park Mansion, May Flower Plaza Hotel, Montevilla Farmhouse, Mountain Home Lodge, Mount Baker Community Club, Museum of Flight, Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pacific Place Center, Palisades, Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Pravda Studios, Ray’s Boathouse, Saint Cecilia Catholic Church, Salty’s on Alki, Salish Lodge, Scriber Gardens, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian-Art Museum, Seattle Mennonite Church, Seattle University, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Skansonia, Sodo Park, Sorrento Hotel, Suncadia Resort, Suquamish Longhouse, Sylvan Grove Theater, Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church, The Acorn, University Plaza Hotel, Washington Athletic Club, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Willows Lodge, Woodland Park United Methodist Church, University of Washington Faculty Club, UW Grieg Garden, Washington Care Center, Woodland Park Zoo, and many others.
Howland has played countless Northwest venues, including Anthony’s Homeport, Arts West, Bell Harbor Ballroom, Bitters Cafe, Bright Water Skinner Theater, Canlis, Captain Whidbey Inn, Center For Spiritual Living, Chapel of St. Ignatius, Chateau St. Michelle, Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, Dragonfly Retreat, Edgewater Hotel, Eliot Bay Yacht Club, Everett Arboretum, Everett Manor, Frye Art Museum, Hyatt Bellevue, Illahee Manor, Lagerquist Concert Hall, Lake Union Crew Boathouse, Mary Baker Russell amphitheater, Marymore Park Mansion, May Flower Plaza Hotel, Montevilla Farmhouse, Mountain Home Lodge, Mount Baker Community Club, Museum of Flight, Mukilteo Presbyterian Church, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pacific Place Center, Palisades, Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Pravda Studios, Ray’s Boathouse, Saint Cecilia Catholic Church, Salty’s on Alki, Salish Lodge, Scriber Gardens, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian-Art Museum, Seattle Mennonite Church, Seattle University, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Skansonia, Sodo Park, Sorrento Hotel, Suncadia Resort, Suquamish Longhouse, Sylvan Grove Theater, Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church, The Acorn, University Plaza Hotel, Washington Athletic Club, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Willows Lodge, Woodland Park United Methodist Church, University of Washington Faculty Club, UW Grieg Garden, Washington Care Center, Woodland Park Zoo, and many others.
