The Tiptons Sax Quartet
| The Tiptons Sax Quartet | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Avant-garde jazz , modern creative |
| founding | 1989 |
| Current occupation | |
Alto saxophone , clarinet vocals |
Amy Denio |
Alto, tenor saxophone , vocals |
Jessica Lurie |
Baritone saxophone , vocals |
Tina Richerson |
Tenor saxophone, vocals |
Sue Orfield |
Drums |
Faith Stankevich |
| former members | |
Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
|
Marjorie de Muynck 1989- ?? |
Baritone saxophone |
John Otto 1989–1990 |
Baritone saxophone |
Tobi Stone 2002-2007 |
Baritone saxophone |
Barbara Marino 1992-2000 |
Soprano, tenor saxophone |
Maya Johnson |
Alto saxophone |
Annalize Zamula |
Alto saxophone |
Stacy Loebs 1989-1991 |
| Elizabeth Pupo Walker 2003-2006 | |
Drums |
Pam Barger |
The Tiptons Sax Quartet is an American modern jazz saxophone quartet which (apart from the additional drummer) is exclusively made up of women (initially The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet ).
In 1989 the Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet was founded in Seattle . The name of the group refers to Billy Tipton , who could only make a jazz career as a man. The band tours North America and Europe regularly, has recorded ten albums and worked with the Pat Graney Dance Company .
According to Wolf Kampmann , the ensemble was created as “the female alternative to the muscle jazz of the World Saxophone Quartet ”.
Discography
- Saxhouse (1994; Horn Hut Records)
- Make it Funky God (1994; Horn Hut Records)
- Box (1996; Horn Hut Records)
- Sunshine Bundtcake (2000; Horn Hut Records)
- Short Cuts (2003; Zipa! Spoot Music)
- Tsunami (2004; Zipa! Spoot Music / NoMansLand)
- Surrounded by Horns (2004; Stockfisch Records )
- Drive (2005; Zipa! Spoot Music)
- Laws of Motion (2008; Zipa! Spoot Music)
- Strange Flower (2010; Zipa! Spoot Music)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ North by Northwest: How Seattle Jazz Revolutionized the Sound of New York ARD Radio Festival, July 29, 2009, 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.