“I see Carlie as a social innovator, and extremely generous person who gives to their community constantly, and puts themselves out there fearlessly. They create visibility for a lot of us and our inner thoughts and insecurities get acknowledged through their persona in our public community.”
— Genevieve Marentette (Musician, Humber College Jazz Alumni, and Co-founder of Kensington Market Jazz Festival)
BIO
Carlie Howell hails from Manitou-wapow*, and after spending two decades in Tkaronto**, they have made rural Epekwitk*** their home.
Carlie Howell is multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator, curator and arts worker. Their international performance practice spans a wide range of genres including jazz, classical, folk, improvised and Brazilian traditional and contemporary music. A strong musical voice across genres, Carlie composes and arranges for many unique groups, from jazz duo to percussion ensemble to orchestra.
Their curatorial practice is intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and centres the voices of feminized, trans and queer artists. Their artistic and education work has been supported by the Toronto, Ontario, and Canada Councils, Factor, The Canadian League of Composers, MusicPEI, Innovation PEI, and The Banff Centre for the Arts.
* Manitou-wapow // Manidoobaa // Minnetoba aka Manitoba – Treaty 2 Territory, traditionally territory of the Dakota, Ojibway, Cree and Métis People.
** Tkaronto, aka Toronto – traditional ceded and unceded territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.
*** Epekwitk aka Prince Edward Island – Ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.
Upcoming
SHOWS
ANGELS IN THE ARCHITECTURE : The Music of Paul Simon
hosted by Nick Doneff
09.07.2025
Under The Spire, Historic St. Mary’s, PEI
PIANO & POETRY : collaborative compositions
together with Rebecca Hennessy
09.12.2025
Annette Studios, Toronto, ON
HEART & BEAT
Carlie Howell with Aline Morales
09.26.2025
Double Hill Cidery, Caledonia, PEI
BRAZILIAN KITCHEN PARTY
Carlie Howell with Aline Morales & Special Guests!
09.27.2025
Double Hill Cidery, Caledonia, PEI
FALL FLAVOURS IN CONCERT
Carlie Howell with the PEI Symphony Orchestra
09.28.2025
Double Hill Cidery, Caledonia, PEI
RECENT
SHOWS
PEI Symphony presents TUNING INTO NATURE
with Tanya Davis
09.30.2025
Meike Trail, Morrell, PEI
NOT-SO-SILENT Feminist Film Fest
as part of Art In The Open
09.28/30.2025
Beaconsfield Carriage House, Charlottetown, PEI
SWINGIN’ WITH THE RAT PACK
08.10.2025
Watermark Theatre, North Rustico, PEI
THESE DREAMS – A Night of Heart
by Craig Fair Productions
07.10.2025 – 07.12.2025
Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown, PEI
WOBBLY YONDER – album release event
by Michael C. Duguay
06.28.2025
Rock Barra, PEI
CHARLIE CHAPLIN SHORTS – with live improvised score
06.26.2025
Souris Show Hall, Souris, PEI
MASS FOR SHUT OUTS – by Tanya Davis
06.22.2025
Full Circle Festival, Newport, NS
BEHIND THE VEIL – The Life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
featuring original works by Alicia Toner, Brielle Ansems, Mike Ross & Carlie Howell, with narration by Julain Molnar
06.11.2025 – 06.14.2025
Harmony House, Hunter River PEI
LULAWORLD Festival
with The Electric Storm Collective
06.03.2025
Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON
EXPO 2025
with Tanya Davis
04.20.2025 – 04.28.2025
Osaka, Japan
JACK PINE FOLK CLUB
with County Line Romance
03.15.2025
Pourhouse, Charlottetown, PEI
OUTLOUD SESSIONS
at Music PEI Music Week
Featuring Karen Graves, Alicia Toner, Kinley Dowling, Jeffery Bazett-Jones, Natalie Williams-Calhoun, & Mike Ross
03.05.2025
The Guild, Charlottetown, PEI
Making art is hard work. But being creative is the easy part, compared to the work of being an artist in a capitalist society, and participating in the music industry. I’ve come to understand that my real work is in removing barriers to meaningful participation, and creating the conditions for artists to thrive.
– Carlie Howell
NEWEST RELEASE
Oh, northern hemisphere
Music Video by Catherine MacLellan
Featuring
Karen Graves // Alicia Toner // Jeffrey Bazzet-Jones
Natalie Williams-Calhoun // Mike Ross // Nick Gauthier Jonathan Holmes // Morgan Doctor
Brielle Ansems & Ben Kunder
Produced by Maïa Davies // Mixed by David Mohacsi
of VAULT Songs
Recorded by Sergey Varlamov // Edited by Damien King
Mastered by Kristian Montano
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