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Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums
Soul / Indie / Jazz

"Fierce but friendly! Peace through music!"

SEATTLE, Washington
United States

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   Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums: General Info
Member Since5/9/2006
Band Websitetiptonssaxquartet.com
Band MembersAmy Denio (alto sax, voice)
Jessica Lurie (alto & tenor sax, voice)
Sue Orfield (tenor sax, voice)
Tina Richerson (baritone sax, voice)
Chris Stromquist (US) / Jason Smart (Europe)


From Beppo’s To Ballard (written by Tina Richerson)


Shop of Wild Dreams (written by Jessica Lurie)


Mali Krumpiri (written by Jessica Lurie)


Sind’ (written by Gabriella Schiavone, arranged by Denio)

Influencesdelightful things
Sounds Like... Minute precision, solid arrangements, an excellent control of dynamics, a multi-stylized repertoire, and sparkling execution ... their unique singing style creates shapes and timbres that move into experimental jazz. It is truly a beautiful lesson of what is vital in jazz, inviting...filled with radical thought that can be maintained without losing its tenderness.
Flavio Massarutto, ll Gazzettino

"The Tiptons have built a solid reputation as a stellar live band, capable of alternating ferocious with delicate, driving with subtle.Martin Johnson, PULSE! "Looser than the 29th Street, more in than out as ROVA, and hipper than World, this sax quartet is a groove."
Mark Corroto, SOS Jazz

Listening Corner
Links to CDBaby: Drive and Tsunami.

Listen to MP3s of Tsunami.
Listen to MP3s of Drive.

Record LabelZipa! / Spoot Music
Type of LabelIndie








   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 16 2008 8:00P
Weberhaus Viersen
May 17 2008 8:00P
Enercity Expo Cafe Hannover
May 18 2008 8:00P
Pfarrscheune 04509 Delitzsch/ Schenkenberg
May 19 2008 8:00P
Festival (t.b.c.) Goerlitz
May 20 2008 8:00P
b-flat Berlin
May 21 2008 8:00P
Klostergalerie Zehdenick
May 22 2008 8:00P
Schlachthof Kassel
May 24 2008 8:00P
Alter Bahnhof (Gottingen) Kalefeld-Echte
May 25 2008 8:00P
Spitalkeller Offenburg
May 26 2008 8:00P
Birdland Vienna
May 28 2008 8:00P
Smaragd Linz
May 30 2008 8:00P
TAKTLOS Festival (Rotefabrik) Zurich
May 31 2008 8:00P
Nexus Saalfelden
Jun 2 2008 8:00P
Cabahia Pula
Jun 3 2008 8:00P
Cankarjev Dom Ljubljana
Jun 5 2008 8:00P
DPZN Koper
Jun 6 2008 8:00P
’Ipplis Folk & Jazz’ Festival Premariacco (UD)
Jun 7 2008 8:00P
Centro Stabile della Cultura S. Vito di Legguzzano (Vicenza)
Jun 12 2008 8:00P
ex-SNIA Roma
Jun 13 2008 8:00P
Festival "Barriti" Galbiate (Lecco)
Jun 15 2008 8:00P
Festival Musik & Wein Dernau/Klosterruine Marienthal
Aug 24 2008 2:00P
Garden Party Seattle, Washington
Aug 31 2008 5:30P
Bumbershoot Festival SEATTLE, Washington

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   About Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums
THE TIPTONS Sax Quartet (formerly BTMSQ) is based in New York and Seattle. The group features original members & composers Jessica Lurie and Amy Denio.

Since 1991, their unforgettable performances have graced festivals throughout North America and Europe. They have also taught workshops on group music composition and improvisation, saxophone and voice technique - and have given presentations on Women In Jazz, and Music & Dance from various cultures. Their 'Bus Horn Concerto' was premiered in Seattle with 3 METRO busses, and they were an integral part of Pat Graney Dance Company's exhilarating piece 'Saxhouse.'

After a brief hiatus in 2000, they reformed - and the band has been ever lovelier and livelier, incorporating voice into their unique lush sound.

Following their 2004 Zipa!/Spoot self-release of TSUNAMI, they were interviewed on "The Next Big Thing" (National Public Radio), while busking in the subway of New York.

In September 2005, while Hurricane Katrina was razing New Orleans, they were creating their own windstorm at Jupiter Studios in Seattle, recording DRIVE. Produced by Martin Feveyear, it's a dynamic and lush example of their very original compositions and arrangements. Self-produced on their own Zipa!/Spoot label, it inludes‘Gemini Rising’(made famous by the Dirty Dozen Brass Band), featuring special guest Artis the Spoonman.

In March, 2006 they premiered 'Shop of Wild Dreams' in collaboration with artist and videographer Aric Mayer and phenomenal Croatian graphic artist Danijel Zezelj at Consolidated Works in Seattle. In succinct chapters, one experiences 10 video poems from greater New York city, live painting (think of it as slow-motion graphic animation) and moody yet optimistic original scores for sax quartet, voice, clarinet, accordion, bass and drums. THE TIPTONS often perform while Zezelj paints his fantastical urban landscapes. They would be happy to bring this amazing performance to your town!

TIPTONS in concert. Innsbruck Austria, March 2007.
Photos by Damon Locks of The Eternals.


BTMSQ was originally founded in 1988, named in honor of big band saxophonist and pianist Billy Tipton, following the post-mortem revelation that Tipton was actually a woman who lived as a man for more than 50 years. Many believe that this allowed Tipton to pursue a career in the male-dominated world of jazz
Not to be bound by convention, the Tiptons similarly do their own thing. With a repertoire that ranges from New Orleans second - line to jazz, Afro-Cuban to Balkan, klezmer and beyond, the Tiptons create some of the wildest sounds ever to come out of a sax quartet. Their dynamic, playful concerts feature high-energy interaction between members, and a repertoire that touches on soulful music from around the world.

THE TIPTONS have appeared at venues and music festivals worldwide including: The North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands); du Maurier Jazz Festival (Canada); MIMI Festival (France); Bumbershoot Music Festival (USA); The Coleman Hawkins Jazz Festival (USA); Horfest (Austria); Klinkende Munt Music Festival (Belgium); 1994 NYC Gay Games (USA); Michigan Women's Music Festival (USA); Women in Movement Festival (USA); Earshot Jazz Festival (USA); Crossroads Music Festival (Italy); Teatro in Campo (Italy), Jazzmiele Festival (Italy); Hallovino Festival (Switzerland); Festival Belleville (Italy); and Now Is The Time Festival (Italy).

They will play festivals in Europe in September, tour the U.S. Northwest in October, 2007, and in April/May, 2008 they will teach workshops & play throughout Europe .
All offers will be considered!

CONTACT:
Jessica Lurie : 206.856.7170, zipa@earthlink.net, www.jessicalurie.com/tiptons
Amy Denio: 206.323.9215, mydenio@earthlink.net, www.tiptonssaxquartet.com

DISCOGRAPHY: Saxhouse (Knitting Factory, 1993)
Make It Funky, God (Horn Hut Records, 1994)
Box (New World Records, 1996)
Pollo d'Oro (No Man's Land Records, 1998)
Sunshine Bundtcake (Horn Hut Records, 2000)
Surrounded By Horns (Stockfish Records, 2004)
Tsunami (Zipa/Spoot, 2004)
DRIVE (Zipa/Spoot,2005)

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saxnana





May 14 2008 9:18 AM

Thank you very much ! "Yugo a go go"...on my page...I like it very much, such as the others titles...

Greetings from France !

Saxnana

...
Mar y Yo ¿Who's that girl?





May 6 2008 4:24 AM

Thanx for add! I really enjoy the sound of sax & drums :)
Barrio de Tango





May 5 2008 11:59 PM

....è il complimento più bello che potessero farci! poi riceverlo dalle tiptons è un onore che ricorderemo sempre di aver avuto!
la vostra musica è eccezionale...pura energia!
grazie ancora

BdT
AngeloMai





May 2 2008 3:56 PM

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Luminescent Orchestrii





Apr 29 2008 2:18 PM

We love the Tiptons!!!!
kansax





Apr 29 2008 6:51 AM

Meraviglioso...parlate anche la nostra lingua :-) Siete fantastiche anche voi. Bellissima musica! Bacioni.
KANSAX Quartet
Don





Apr 28 2008 10:00 PM

Thx for the add.
I can't wait to check out the new music & play it for my son. He loves Keep it Funky God & Box.
Salud!
-Don
math





Apr 28 2008 8:43 PM

I appreciate the add.

Thanks and regards,
math on mubic from Japan
Carrie The





Apr 28 2008 8:22 PM

I LOVE your li'l ditty! and you're welcome!
Greggorio





Apr 28 2008 2:30 PM

HI !

Really enjoyed your show in Detroit ..@the Bohemian National Home..Everyone in your band sounds awesome !

Thank for accepting my add request !

Please listen to the "Wind Song" posted on my page...I play drums on that demo tune...Your comment is much appreciated..Thanks!

*P.S. - Please check out my blogs too ; I'm sure you will find some quite humorous!

Have a awesome week~Nice to meet you!

~Greg~
kansax





Apr 28 2008 2:03 PM

Grazie mille !!! Voi siete fantastiche....
Light Coorporation





Apr 28 2008 1:02 AM

Thanks for The Friendship,
Big Greetings!


LIGHT COORPORATION



www. myspace. com/lightcoorporation



experimental, jazz, progressive.



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Saxofollia





Apr 27 2008 3:04 AM

http://it. youtube. com/SAXOFOLLIA

Orpheum Bell





Apr 21 2008 3:42 PM

"Fierce but Friendly" is right......amazing set last night at the Boho!!!!!

Best, OB
and the Artist of the Day is...


Is Online


Apr 11 2008 7:07 AM

Just Being Nosey!
Comment Graphics at pYzam. com


P.S.
Don't forget to check us out on Artist of the Day on Blogger
!!CdC OCCUPATA!!





Apr 11 2008 5:53 AM

certo che sì, DOVETE!! vi aspettiamo!
The Rick Jensen Trio


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Apr 10 2008 11:08 AM

Thanks, very cool stuff, hope you guys make it to the U.K sometime.
Rick.
Corinna-Corinna!





Apr 9 2008 10:03 AM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you Sista.
Have a wonderful day! Love, Corinna
human crux





Apr 3 2008 2:44 PM

HEY!
A few new pieces of the album by listening to our page!
Let us your impressions!
And now we want to play!
"CRUX'N'GROOVE"
Mettaphor





Mar 26 2008 3:46 PM

kewl to connect across the ocean - AWESOME soundz sistas - totally dig it!
mometta4U!
andrea seren rosso





Mar 25 2008 8:40 AM

Hi Tiptons,
thank you all for friendship.
Saw you live few years ago;
Keeping my eyes closed it sounds like a chamber orchestra, then a r'n'r band,
to a popular chant from somewhere far east.
Inspiring and unforgettable.
Hope to see ya again.
Ciao.
Maximilian Baritz





Mar 20 2008 4:23 PM

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Frohe Ostern :o)
Maximilian Baritz





Mar 10 2008 10:25 AM

Hallo Tiptons!

Ihr seid ja am 25.Mai in Offenburg :o) schön!!!
Ich versuche zu kommen 8)
Klasse Musik! Spitze!

LG aus Offenburg
Markus





Mar 2 2008 10:39 AM

Okay, so each day my page plays a new song, and for over a month I’ve been on this kick to feature women. So of course I was gunna need to check in with the Tiptons. It’s been a while it seems since I last dropped by. Wow. You guys rock! Uh, er… that is.. you gals Jazz!!! What a wonderfully eclectic batch of songs you've given me to choose from. Frankly I can’t make up my mind. Anyway, I wish I could get back to Seattle and catch a live show. Or maybe I should just hang out in Zurich in May ;>) You sound great, so please keep it coming. Now back to picking a song...


Mount Holly NJ

Letizia Ragazzini





Feb 24 2008 3:04 PM

thanks for your music! you are great!! fantastic!! bravissimisssssimee!!
Ensemble neue Salonmusik





Feb 20 2008 4:18 PM

...enjoying your beautiful music over and over again! Hope to meet you in Germany this year. Keep up the wonderful work.

All the best,

Michael
Erdjohann





Feb 19 2008 1:24 PM

wow. new stuff. i'm thrilled. yet i curse my friggin camera that it didn't record the full live version of "no. 6" back in november at the stellwerk. you're just several grades more intense live than on record. still, i'm getting that cd as soon as it comes out, you got that?


xoxoxo

jan