Howard Alden was born in Newport Beach, California in 1958. He began playing the 4-string tenor guitar and banjo at age ten. After hearing recordings of Barney Kessel, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt and other jazz guitar greats, he got a six-string guitar and started teaching himself to play that as well. As a teenager he played both instruments at various venues in the Los Angeles area. He studied guitar with Jimmy Wyble when he was 16. In 1977–78 he studied jazz guitar at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood with Howard Roberts, where he eventually assisted Roberts in organizing and preparing his curriculum materials. Alden then conducted some of his own classes at GIT.
Career
Alden made his first trip to the east coast in the summer of 1979, playing in a trio led by the legendary vibraphonistRed Norvo for three months at Resorts International in Atlantic City.
Alden moved to New York City in 1982 to play an extended engagement at the Café Carlyle with jazz pianist/songwriter Joe Bushkin. Soon afterward, he was discovered by Joe Williams and Woody Herman. In 1983 he was already collaborating with Dick Hyman, when he appeared with him and a host of other musicians at Eubie Blake's one-hundredth birthday concert. In 1988, Alden signed with the Concord Jazz record label and recorded many albums with them over the following fifteen years as a leader and sideman.
Howard Alden & Bina Coquet perform Nuages live @ Jazz nos Fundos - São Paulo -Brazil 12/11/2012. Howard Alden playing his Benedetto 7-String guitar/Tenordetto. To see all of our Benedetto Players, please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/players/.
published: 14 Jan 2013
Nuages
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Nuages · Howard Alden
I Remember Django
℗ Arbors Records
Released on: 2011-02-08
Artist: Howard Alden
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published: 19 Oct 2016
Jack Wilkins, Howard Alden & Jon Burr perform Nuages - September 28, 2013
Jack Wilkins, Howard Alden & Jon Burr perform Nuages at The Puffin Cultural Center, Teaneck, NJ 9/28/13.
To learn more about Benedetto Guitars please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/ .
published: 09 May 2014
NUAGES Howard Alden Andreas Oberg Bucky Pizzarelli
Miner Winery Concert featuring Andreas Oberg, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Howard Paul play Nuages
8/16/08 All play Bennedetto guitars.
http://howardalden.com/ha4/
http://www.minerwines.com/index.html
http://www.andreasguitaruniverse.com/
http://www.benedettoguitars.com/
http://www.summerjazzbanjofestival.com/
http://www.banjosnowtrain.com/
published: 20 Aug 2009
Nuages - Howard Alden and Robin Nolan
http://www.GypsyJazzSecrets.com
published: 19 Oct 2013
Nuages Howard Alden & Helmut Nieberle Sevenstring Jazzguitars
Sunday Afternoon ( April 2017 ) in a small Bakery somewhere in the middle of the Bavarian Forest. Howard and Helmut play the famous tune by Django Reinhardt.
published: 12 Jan 2018
"NUAGES" / "DAPHNE": JON BURR, PAUL PATTERSON, HOWARD ALDEN at CHAUTAUQUA (Sept. 21, 2013)
Jon Burr's swinging tribute to Stephane Grappelli -- with whom Jon worked for a dozen years -- recorded on September 21, 2013, at Jazz at Chautauqua (now the Allegheny Jazz Party) by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com). Jon, string bass; Paul Patterson, violin; Howard Alden, guitar.
published: 15 Feb 2014
Howard Alden - Stardust
Howard Alden playing Stardust at the Red Lion, Betchworth, Surrey, 08/05/2017. Many thanks to Brian O'Connor for filming the video and letting me upload it. You can see Brian's jazz photography at http://www.imagesofjazz.com .
published: 20 May 2017
Craig Wagner, Howard Alden, Howard Paul archtop guitar trio
Archtop Guitar trio Craig Wagner, Howard Paul, and Howard Alden at the CAAS 2013 Buscarino Booth. Website: http://www.buscarino.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuscarinoGuitars/
published: 17 Jul 2013
George Van Eps and Howard Alden - Moonglow
George and Howard on their seven-string guitars at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA December 15 1994, performing the tune that George played on the soundtrack of the movie "Picnic".
Howard Alden & Bina Coquet perform Nuages live @ Jazz nos Fundos - São Paulo -Brazil 12/11/2012. Howard Alden playing his Benedetto 7-String guitar/Tenordetto. ...
Howard Alden & Bina Coquet perform Nuages live @ Jazz nos Fundos - São Paulo -Brazil 12/11/2012. Howard Alden playing his Benedetto 7-String guitar/Tenordetto. To see all of our Benedetto Players, please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/players/.
Howard Alden & Bina Coquet perform Nuages live @ Jazz nos Fundos - São Paulo -Brazil 12/11/2012. Howard Alden playing his Benedetto 7-String guitar/Tenordetto. To see all of our Benedetto Players, please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/players/.
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Nuages · Howard Alden
I Remember Django
℗ Arbors Records
Released on: 2011-02-08
Artist: Howard Alden
...
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Nuages · Howard Alden
I Remember Django
℗ Arbors Records
Released on: 2011-02-08
Artist: Howard Alden
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Music Video Distributors Inc.
Nuages · Howard Alden
I Remember Django
℗ Arbors Records
Released on: 2011-02-08
Artist: Howard Alden
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Jack Wilkins, Howard Alden & Jon Burr perform Nuages at The Puffin Cultural Center, Teaneck, NJ 9/28/13.
To learn more about Benedetto Guitars please visit http...
Jack Wilkins, Howard Alden & Jon Burr perform Nuages at The Puffin Cultural Center, Teaneck, NJ 9/28/13.
To learn more about Benedetto Guitars please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/ .
Jack Wilkins, Howard Alden & Jon Burr perform Nuages at The Puffin Cultural Center, Teaneck, NJ 9/28/13.
To learn more about Benedetto Guitars please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/ .
Miner Winery Concert featuring Andreas Oberg, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Howard Paul play Nuages
8/16/08 All play Bennedetto guitars.
http://howardal...
Miner Winery Concert featuring Andreas Oberg, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Howard Paul play Nuages
8/16/08 All play Bennedetto guitars.
http://howardalden.com/ha4/
http://www.minerwines.com/index.html
http://www.andreasguitaruniverse.com/
http://www.benedettoguitars.com/
http://www.summerjazzbanjofestival.com/
http://www.banjosnowtrain.com/
Miner Winery Concert featuring Andreas Oberg, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Howard Paul play Nuages
8/16/08 All play Bennedetto guitars.
http://howardalden.com/ha4/
http://www.minerwines.com/index.html
http://www.andreasguitaruniverse.com/
http://www.benedettoguitars.com/
http://www.summerjazzbanjofestival.com/
http://www.banjosnowtrain.com/
Sunday Afternoon ( April 2017 ) in a small Bakery somewhere in the middle of the Bavarian Forest. Howard and Helmut play the famous tune by Django Reinhardt.
Sunday Afternoon ( April 2017 ) in a small Bakery somewhere in the middle of the Bavarian Forest. Howard and Helmut play the famous tune by Django Reinhardt.
Sunday Afternoon ( April 2017 ) in a small Bakery somewhere in the middle of the Bavarian Forest. Howard and Helmut play the famous tune by Django Reinhardt.
Jon Burr's swinging tribute to Stephane Grappelli -- with whom Jon worked for a dozen years -- recorded on September 21, 2013, at Jazz at Chautauqua (now the Al...
Jon Burr's swinging tribute to Stephane Grappelli -- with whom Jon worked for a dozen years -- recorded on September 21, 2013, at Jazz at Chautauqua (now the Allegheny Jazz Party) by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com). Jon, string bass; Paul Patterson, violin; Howard Alden, guitar.
Jon Burr's swinging tribute to Stephane Grappelli -- with whom Jon worked for a dozen years -- recorded on September 21, 2013, at Jazz at Chautauqua (now the Allegheny Jazz Party) by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com). Jon, string bass; Paul Patterson, violin; Howard Alden, guitar.
Howard Alden playing Stardust at the Red Lion, Betchworth, Surrey, 08/05/2017. Many thanks to Brian O'Connor for filming the video and letting me upload it. Y...
Howard Alden playing Stardust at the Red Lion, Betchworth, Surrey, 08/05/2017. Many thanks to Brian O'Connor for filming the video and letting me upload it. You can see Brian's jazz photography at http://www.imagesofjazz.com .
Howard Alden playing Stardust at the Red Lion, Betchworth, Surrey, 08/05/2017. Many thanks to Brian O'Connor for filming the video and letting me upload it. You can see Brian's jazz photography at http://www.imagesofjazz.com .
Archtop Guitar trio Craig Wagner, Howard Paul, and Howard Alden at the CAAS 2013 Buscarino Booth. Website: http://www.buscarino.com Facebook: https://www.faceb...
Archtop Guitar trio Craig Wagner, Howard Paul, and Howard Alden at the CAAS 2013 Buscarino Booth. Website: http://www.buscarino.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuscarinoGuitars/
Archtop Guitar trio Craig Wagner, Howard Paul, and Howard Alden at the CAAS 2013 Buscarino Booth. Website: http://www.buscarino.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuscarinoGuitars/
George and Howard on their seven-string guitars at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA December 15 1994, performing the tune that George played on the soundtrack o...
George and Howard on their seven-string guitars at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA December 15 1994, performing the tune that George played on the soundtrack of the movie "Picnic".
George and Howard on their seven-string guitars at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA December 15 1994, performing the tune that George played on the soundtrack of the movie "Picnic".
Howard Alden & Bina Coquet perform Nuages live @ Jazz nos Fundos - São Paulo -Brazil 12/11/2012. Howard Alden playing his Benedetto 7-String guitar/Tenordetto. To see all of our Benedetto Players, please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/players/.
Provided to YouTube by Music Video Distributors Inc.
Nuages · Howard Alden
I Remember Django
℗ Arbors Records
Released on: 2011-02-08
Artist: Howard Alden
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Jack Wilkins, Howard Alden & Jon Burr perform Nuages at The Puffin Cultural Center, Teaneck, NJ 9/28/13.
To learn more about Benedetto Guitars please visit http://benedettoguitars.com/ .
Miner Winery Concert featuring Andreas Oberg, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, and Howard Paul play Nuages
8/16/08 All play Bennedetto guitars.
http://howardalden.com/ha4/
http://www.minerwines.com/index.html
http://www.andreasguitaruniverse.com/
http://www.benedettoguitars.com/
http://www.summerjazzbanjofestival.com/
http://www.banjosnowtrain.com/
Sunday Afternoon ( April 2017 ) in a small Bakery somewhere in the middle of the Bavarian Forest. Howard and Helmut play the famous tune by Django Reinhardt.
Jon Burr's swinging tribute to Stephane Grappelli -- with whom Jon worked for a dozen years -- recorded on September 21, 2013, at Jazz at Chautauqua (now the Allegheny Jazz Party) by Michael Steinman for JAZZ LIVES (http://www.jazzlives.wordpress.com). Jon, string bass; Paul Patterson, violin; Howard Alden, guitar.
Howard Alden playing Stardust at the Red Lion, Betchworth, Surrey, 08/05/2017. Many thanks to Brian O'Connor for filming the video and letting me upload it. You can see Brian's jazz photography at http://www.imagesofjazz.com .
Archtop Guitar trio Craig Wagner, Howard Paul, and Howard Alden at the CAAS 2013 Buscarino Booth. Website: http://www.buscarino.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuscarinoGuitars/
George and Howard on their seven-string guitars at the Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, CA December 15 1994, performing the tune that George played on the soundtrack of the movie "Picnic".
Howard Alden was born in Newport Beach, California in 1958. He began playing the 4-string tenor guitar and banjo at age ten. After hearing recordings of Barney Kessel, Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt and other jazz guitar greats, he got a six-string guitar and started teaching himself to play that as well. As a teenager he played both instruments at various venues in the Los Angeles area. He studied guitar with Jimmy Wyble when he was 16. In 1977–78 he studied jazz guitar at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood with Howard Roberts, where he eventually assisted Roberts in organizing and preparing his curriculum materials. Alden then conducted some of his own classes at GIT.
Career
Alden made his first trip to the east coast in the summer of 1979, playing in a trio led by the legendary vibraphonistRed Norvo for three months at Resorts International in Atlantic City.
Alden moved to New York City in 1982 to play an extended engagement at the Café Carlyle with jazz pianist/songwriter Joe Bushkin. Soon afterward, he was discovered by Joe Williams and Woody Herman. In 1983 he was already collaborating with Dick Hyman, when he appeared with him and a host of other musicians at Eubie Blake's one-hundredth birthday concert. In 1988, Alden signed with the Concord Jazz record label and recorded many albums with them over the following fifteen years as a leader and sideman.