Arnett Howard (born September 6, 1950) is an American

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musician, journalist, teacher, historian, and ambassador for

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Career

Arnett was born September 6, 1950, in

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, but was raised in

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. In 1968, he graduated from

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, where he played trumpet in the school's

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. After high school, he started taking classes at

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in 1968 but left in 1970 to pursue a musical career. He graduated from Capital in 1999. Howard returned to Capital University in 2007 to teach a class called "Columbus Jazz History". He co-wrote the books ''Columbus: The Musical Crossroads'',Aaron Beck,
Rich heritage of music, musicians in Columbus strike a chord
', ''

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'', August 10, 2008 ''Listen for the Jazz: Key Notes in Columbus History'', and ''Ohio Jazz: A History of Jazz in the Buckeye State''. Howard started playing music professionally in 1967. He was a member of local bands The Soul Internationals, The Vadicans, The Metronomes, Dave Workman's Blues Band,

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and his Bumswipe Blues Band Boys, and The Soul Superbs. He led Arnett Howard's Creole Funk Band from 1988 to 2002. He retired from Croele Funk Band in 2002.Scott Rawdon,
Event entertainment takes skill in art of pleasing all.
', Business First-Columbus, November 9, 2001

Discography

* ''Arnett Howard's Creole Funk Band'' (1987) * ''Live at Victory's'' (1988) * ''Lancaster Festival Live'' (1989) * ''Ten For Ten'' (1994) * ''Arnett Howard's Rocket '88's'' (1996) * ''Kidding Around'' (1997) * ''Joyful Music, Generous Spirit'' (2001) * ''Extended Family'' (2002) * ''Final Funk'' (2003) * ''Fiyah on the Bayou'' (2003) * ''I'm a Walkin', Talkin' Pair of Pants'' (2003) * ''Elijah's Wooden Book'' (2003) * ''Welcome to the Lancaster Festival'' (2005) * ''Arnett Howard Christmas'' (2005)

References

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