Noah Howard * Black Ark [New LP] 5/16/25 the ensemble

the ensemble

Steady in the Hand

You Must Be Certain of the Devil spears you in the eternal present of trauma

the band struggled to achieve commercial success on par with their peers

but it gives us another chance to crank it up and and remember what got us here

Noah Howard * Black Ark [New LP] 5/16/25 the ensembleIn the pantheon of classic free jazz, Noah Howard's The Black Ark looms large. Recorded at Bell Sound Studios in New York City in 1969 just prior to the alto saxophonist's relocation to Europe the album was eventually released in 1972. The Black Ark exhibits not only the power and imagination of Howard's playing, but also his breadth as a composer and bandleader. Listeners expecting unrelenting blasts of "energy music" might be surprised to find a