John Howard Arman (b. 1986, Innsbruck) is a British jazz guitarist and composer active in Austria. The son of singer Stella Arman and conductor Howard Arman, he began classical guitar studies at the Tyrolean State Conservatory before turning to jazz. He studied at the Gustav Mahler Conservatory and the Royal Academy of Music in London, with mentors including Pat Martino, Dave Douglas, and Dave Stryker, and toured early with Richie Beirach.
Arman has collaborated with Vincent Herring, Jeremy Pelt, Joris Dudli, Harry Sokal, and Jesse Davis, and has also worked on contemporary opera projects with his father. He leads the John Arman Organ Trio, which released its debut album Organ Trio (2016), and performed with the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra. His album Fingerstylin’ (2020) features Johannes Enders, Flip Philipp, Renato Chicco, and Christian Salfellner.
He is based in Vienna and teaches guitar at the Musikum Salzburg and the Tyrolean State Conservatory.