15 Questions Interview (Berlin DE), Nov 24"A song lives forever - it's eternal."
Rudolf Amstutz, Jazz'n'more, Nov 24“On his third solo album, the guitarist demonstrates his impressive craft as well as his fine sense for moods.”
Jacques Mühlethaler, Viva la Musica (AMR Genève) Nov 24“All these tracks form a remarkable collection of melodies, which is the guitarist's first strength, before his virtuosity, which should also be underlined.”
Blue In Green (UK), Oct 24"Dimitri Howald consistently finds ways to bring the best out of himself and his music, elegantly adjusting the narrative each time."
Der Bund, Aug 2023"One of the most exciting guitarists in the country"
Berner Kulturagenda, Aug 23baroque-ensemble meets jazz guitar
Wendlandjazz Concert Review, June 2023distinctive sound and deep compositions
Jazz n' more, Tom Gsteiger, Dec 2022: A favorite Album
Der Bund (CH), May 2022"Jazz with a dose of Psychedelic"
Martin Burkhalter, Berner Zeitung, Sept 2021:"Remember this guitar player"
Neuguitars, Andrea Aguzzi, Sep 21"Howald’s music expresses a concrete, serene beauty, which he smacks of resilience and hope"
Truth & Lies Magazine, Justin Turford, Sep 21:"the ebb and flow of different emotions give an insight into the artist’s soul as he navigated this strangest of times."
Jazzism NL, Coen de Jonge, June 2021"Beautifully drawn-out tapestries of sound."
Patrick Španko, skjazz.sk, February 2021"Dimitri Howald has a very specific feeling for melodicity, which is no longer so commonplace. (...) He often focuses on unique sound paintings and melancholic surfaces."
Michael Tucker, Jazz Jorunal UK, February 2021:"An assured, space-conscious player, equally at ease with matters of flowing linear development and rubato reverie."
Marc Phillips, parttimeaudiophile, February 2021:„ It’s youth, it’s a new vision that might just carry us forward.“
Andrew Read, Jazz In Europe, February 2021: "This album does have a wonderfully fresh feel."
Jazzthing, January 2021„a spiritual sonic universe of collective expression.“
Thurnherr, Jazz'n'more, Januar 2021:"It’s not just storys being told in Howalds compositions, but also moods and emotions that he uses to express his inner self."
Fella & Koch, 3fach, November 2020:"wicked, yet intimate!"
Salvai Adàm, JazzMa (HUN), November 2020:"Impressive. A very pleasant experience for the soul and the ears."
Jan Hocek, Jazz Port (CZ), November 2020: "Immersive compositions, with rich timbre (..) a feast!"
Hans Invernizzi, JazzFlits, November 2020"[..]and while Ilja is not an experimental group, there is a lot of space for new ideas and freedom, both rhythmically and melodically. A good case for honoring jazz in Switzerland."
Bruegger, Radio Fribourg, Oktober 2020Interview zum Album "Spiritual Cylce"
Kuratle, KSB Kulturmagazin März 2019:In Dead Man’scher Manier, Bild wie Ton, kommt das Werk daher (..) Ein stimmiges Ganzes, passend zu Rauchigem, am besten abends spät.
Christof Thurnherr, Jazz n’ more Januar 2019:„Mit ‚Tundra' zeigt Dimitri Howald, dass moderner Jazz auch ohne Provokation auskommt, und trotzdem vom ersten bis zum letzten Ton packen kann."
XYMNA ENGEL, DER BUND NOVEMBER 2018:"...TUNDRA is an excursion into the endless fantasies of jazz”
ROLF THOMAS, JAZZTHING NOVEMBER 2018:"OBWOHL EIGENTLICH ALLE ZUTATEN BEKANNT SIND, HAT HOWALD MIT ILJA EINEN KLANGKÖRPER GESCHAFFEN, DER MEHR IST ALS DIE SUMME SEINER TEILE."
MIRKO SCHWAB, KULTURBLOG (DER BUND): "WIE EIN LUZIDER TRÄUMER SCHEINT HOWALD BARFUSS DURCH DIE AUSGESUCHTEN NOTEN ZU SCHLENDERN."