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Noertker's Moxie
druidh lacunae



Artists

Annelise Zamula
tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
flute (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9)
Bill Noertker
contrabass (all tracks)
with
Jenny Maybee
piano (tracks 2-5, 7-9)
Jason Levis
drums 
(tracks 2-5, 7-9)
Jim Peterson
alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3)
flute (track 6)
Dave Mihaly
drums (tracks 1, 6)
Rob Ewing
  trombone (track 4)
David Beck
baritone saxophone  (track 9)




Tunes

1) Kamilopárdali    
2) Athenian Birds    
3) L'Éléphant Blanc    
4) Desert Canto    
5) Whirligig    
6) What the Water Gave Me    
7) Nino    
8) XP    
9) Virágé   

all music composed and arranged
by Bill Noertker
© 2009
(Deuh Jauh Music BMI)

Bill Noertker, the druidh, paints musical portraits of the natural and supernatural world — the mysterious beauty of the giraffe; the funky gait of the white elephant; the fantastic denizens of Frida Kahlo's bath; a flower blooming in the snow in the High Tatras; the proud yet clumsy birds of Athens; the tragedy of the Nevada desert. These portraits have intentional lacunae, blank spaces or missing parts, that are filled by the impressionistic and expressionistic musings of the inspired musicians of Noertker's Moxie.

In the last decade, Bill Noertker has composed over 150 original pieces of music for jazz ensemble. His compositions point to the continuity between the jazz tradition and the avant-garde. His use of group improvisation and his attention to the individual voices of each of his bandmates call forth the human element so sorely missing from much of today’s jazz.