Howard Britz

Mainstream jazz bassist, pianist, composer and bandleader Howard Britz was born in London, England, May 1, 1961. Growing up in the U.K. afforded him opportunities to perform with contemporaries such as pianists Jonathan Gee or Jason Rebello, and saxophonist Tim Garland. But he was most inspired by American jazz bassists Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Eddie Gomez, and Christian McBride. He was a member of the band for the stage show Blues in the Night which ran for over a year in London's West End. Upon his emigration to the U.S. in 1991 on a scholarship from the Berklee College of Mus...