 Photo: PeterBKaars.com Moxie 2013 Carson, Marshall, Noertker, Zamula, Glenn 
 Moxie 2010 Maybee, Noertker, Zamula, Lamprecht, Mihaly |
 Moxie 2008 Maybee, Beck, Mihaly, Noertker, Zamula |
| In 2001, Bill formed his own group, Noertker's
Moxie, as a forum for his thematic
compositions.
He has been writing suites of music inspired by
visual artists such as Paul Klee, Wassily
Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Salvador Dalí, and Joan
Miró, architect Antoni Gaudí, poet Rainer Maria
Rilke, sculptor David Beck, and others.
Since 2001, he has composed over 150 pieces of
music. To find out about upcoming performances, click here In September 2003, Noertker's Moxie released its first CD, Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 1: Suite for Dalí, on Edgetone Records. To order, click here. To read reviews, click here. To hear a soundclip, click here. In July 2004, two CD-Rs of live recordings of Noertker's Moxie shows at the SIMM Series were released: 7 Days in February (from the 4 April 2004 show), and Haiku Songs (from the 2 May 2004 show). To order, click here. For more info on 7 Days in February, click here. For more info about Haiku Songs, click here. In April 2007, Noertker's Moxie released another CD, Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 2: Suite for Miró, on Edgetone Records. To order, click here. For more info, click here. To hear a soundclip, click here. In April 2009, Noertker's Moxie released its fifth CD, Sketches of Catalonia, Vol. 3: Suite for Gaudí, on Edgetone Records. To order, click here. For more info, click here. To hear a soundclip, click here. In October 2009, Noertker's Moxie released its sixth CD, druidh lacunae, on Edgetone Records. To order, click here. For more info click here. To hear a soundclip, click here. In October 2010, Noertker's Moxie released its seventh CD, Some Circles (Blue Rider Suite, Vol. 1), on Edgetone Records. To order, click here. For more info click here. To hear a soundclip, click here. In October 2012, Noertler's Moxie released its eighth CD, Little Bluedevil (Blue Rider Suite, vol. 2), on Edgetone Records. To order, click here. For more info click here. To hear a soundclip, click here. Bill Noertker is joined in Noertker's Moxie by his long-time musical co-collaborator, saxophonist/flutist Annelise Zamula. Many other fine Bay Area musicians have performed with Noertker's Moxie, including Jim Peterson (saxes, flute), David Beck (baritone sax), John Vaughn (alto sax, baritone sax, bass clarinet), Kasey Knudsen (alto sax), David Slusser (tenor sax), Joshua Marshall (tenor sax), Jenny Maybee (piano), Brett Carson (piano), Eli Wallace (piano), Amber Lamprecht (oboe), Lorin Benedict (voice), Yehudit (five-string electric violin), Hugh Schick (trumpet), Darren Johnston (trumpet), Rob Ewing (trombone), Greg Stephens (trombone), Jarratt Rossini (bassoon), Beth Snellings (cello), Lisa Mezzacappa (bass), Niels Myrner (drums), Rolf Wilkinson (drums), Dave Mihaly (drums), Dan Foltz (drums), Dax Compise (drums), Jordan Glenn (drums), and Jason Levis (drums).  Moxie 2007 Levis, Beck, Noertker, Zamula, Maybee  Moxie 2006 Schick, Levis, Zamula, Noertker, Maybee |
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