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Formed in 1984 the Delta Saxophone Quartet is one of the UK's leading contemporary music groups. ....
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The quartet has been broadcast on many television and radio stations worldwide including, BBC, ABC, Radio New Zealand, Dutch Radio 6, Rai 3, WDR, Taiwan TV, Moscow TV, Uzbekistan State TV, Star TV Hong Kong, DPRK (N.Korea) State TV plus numerous European and US internet radio feeds.....
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The DSQ has performed in a variety of European and Asian cities such as, London, Edinburgh, Moscow, Tashkent, Samarkand, Ferghana, Taipei, Khaosiung, Taichung, Perugia, Catania, Ljubljana, Rovinj, Beijing, Brandenburg, Groeningen, St P,,oelten, Hong Kong and Pyongyang. Extensive tours have also been made in Austria, The Netherlands, Uzbekistan, Taiwan and the UK. The quartet has also been featured in numerous International Festivals, for example, London Jazz Festival, Meltdown Festival, Etnafest, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Brighton International Festival, Steiriche Herbst, Gandusiana Music Festival, Etnafest, Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour, Sounds Of The Dolomites Festival.
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The DSQ has received International acclaim for its 5 solo CD releases, with Minimal Tendencies receiving 5 stars from the BBC Music Magazine and Dedicated to you..but you weren't listening being selected as album of the year in a variety of jazz and rock magazines.
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The DSQ has been involved in the performance of over 500 new works especially composed for the quartet. It continues its association today with Kingston University, London, where it was the Ensemble In Residence from 2003-2008.....
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“The DSQ offers top- notch musicianship and imagination” Downbeat
**** Magazine April 2008.....
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‘’'There is too much wonderful music found here to mention it all
and at one hour, it is consistently fascinating... Downtown Music Gallery New
York’’....
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‘’(This cd) ''may be the most revelational…and revolutionary look
at a legendary British group that ran the gamut from post-Dadaist psychedelia
to free jazz and fusion between 1966 and 1981''. John Kelman, All About Jazz’’....
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“One of Europes most distinguished new music ensembles” The
Guardian ****....
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“Just listening to this for the third time in a row, (I'm)already
quite sure this is one of the year's best albums'' Steve Lake, What's
Rattlin'’’....
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“A newly found desert island disc indeed” Glen Astirita (www.jazzreview.com)....
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“www.dmme.net *****”....
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“One of the most beautiful jazz records of 2007” Süddeutsche
Zeitung (Germany)....
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“Your (Delta Sax Quartet) Concert was a fairytale’’ Radio
Art- Tashkent....
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“ This is a fierce, passionate, yet giddily lyrical (CD). Exceptional”
Independent On Sunday....
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’’The Delta Saxophone Quartet’s rendition of Glass’ string quartet
is truly inspiring ’’ Amazon.com online reviews....
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"Delta is one of Britain’s most dynamic contemporary music
groups unveiling British premiers galore." The Gramophone....
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"Delta makes light of the extraordinary technical demands of
this work (Bryars) ...intense and energetic..." BBC music magazine 5 star
album of the month....
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