Noah Howard

Noah Howard (April 6, 1943 – September 3, 2010) was an American free jazz alto saxophonist.
Born in New Orleans, Howard played music from childhood in his church. He first learned trumpet and later switched to alto, tenor and soprano saxophone. He was an innovator influenced by John Coltrane and Albert Ayler. He studied with Dewey Johnson, first in Los Angeles and later on in San Francisco. When he moved to New York City he started playing with... meer