Award winning blues guitarist James Howard has been in love with playing music since the age of five, when he picked up his first instrument, a set of bongos.
Howard played his first professional gig at fifteen and has honed his talent and developed his career as a blues, rock and acoustic guitarist, composer, vocalist, bandleader and recording session side man of choice for over thirty three years in clubs, festivals and recording studios from his native San Francisco, California to his current home in Seattle, Washington.
He grew up playing house parties with legendary bassist Cliff Burton and has opened for artists including Robin Trower, John Waite, UFO, and Greg Kihn. Recently Howard played with drummer Dave Weckl & bassist Melvin Lee Davis in Big Fork Montana as the winner of the blues category in the Yamaha “Six String Theory” international guitar competition.
Over the years, Howard has garnered numerous fans with his dynamic, expressive playing, his thrilling, dexterous technical skill and his casual, gracious manner on stage, consistently playing to sold out houses, from B.B. King’s Blues Club in Hollywood, to the Highway 99 Blues Club, in Seattle, where he has been playing a regular, popular gig with his band for the last four years.
Howard’s eclectic musical tastes span blues, rock, jazz, latin, acoustic folk and country. He also has a strong interest in mysticism and spirituality. One can hear all these influences hybridized in his music and lyrics, giving him his own unique, compelling sound and style.
Howard is dedicated to serving the community through music by teaching guitar and playing as lead-guitarist in the house band at The Center for Spiritual Living, in Seattle. He lives in Seattle with his wife Tonja.
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