Arnett Howard (born September 6, 1950) is an American jazz musician, journalist, teacher, historian, and ambassador for Columbus, Ohio.

[clarification needed] Arnett was born September 6, 1950, in Welch, West Virginia, but was raised in Plain City, Ohio.

After high school, he started taking classes at Capital University in 1968 but left in 1970 to pursue a musical career.

Howard returned to Capital University in 2007 to teach a class called "Columbus Jazz History".

He led Arnett Howard's Creole Funk Band from 1988 to 2002.