Let's make this birthday one to remember.

81 years old (Born on April 06, 1943)

Happy Birthday to the legendary Noah Howard! May your day be as wildly improvisational and joyfully unpredictable as one of your iconic free jazz solos. From New Orleans roots to groundbreaking performances alongside Frank Wright, you've always known how to blow minds—and saxophones—with style.

Your fearless leadership on stage has inspired countless musicians (and probably terrified a few sound engineers). Here's hoping this birthday hits all the right notes—though knowing you, you'll invent some new ones along the way. Keep swinging freely through life; after all, age is just another number for you to improvise around!