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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 read less