#tiptons sax quartet

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Tiptons Sax Quartet & Correo Aereo - Mujer o Bruja

During the worldwide COVID-19 Pandemic, two powerful ensembles joined forces in Seattle Washington in late 2020 to research and create the history of the role of women in culture. Written and directed by Madeleine Sosin, MUJER O BRUJA? takes us on a journey inspired by partnership societies of the Paleolithic Era, revealing the advent of the Dominator Systems and organized religion, and looking towards a balanced future. The musicians in Correo Aereo duo and the all-women Tiptons Sax Quartet developed ideas and compositions with digital technologist Jing ‘Jude’ Dai for a full year during the pandemic. The group developed the piece in 2021 by video conference and met in Seattle In October 2021 for a 2-week creative residency. where they honed, rehearsed and premiered. MUJER O BRUJA’s world premiere was a co-production of Wayward Music and the Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle on October 22/23, 2021 at the Chapel Performance Space in the Good Shepherd Center. The ensemble went on to record and mix the audio at Stone Gossard’s Studio LITHO in Seattle. Inspired by The Chalice & The Blade by Riane Eisler Conception & Direction: Madeleine Sosin Creative Technologist, Visual Concept & Curation, Digital Artist, Video Production: Jude Dai Visual Curation & Concept: Madeleine Sosin Produced by Amy Denio Co-Producers: Madeleine Sosin and Jessica Lurie MUSICIANS/COMPOSERS: Correo Aereo Duo: Abel Rocha: harp, guitar, percussion, voice / Madeleine Sosin: violin, percussion, voice + Tiptons Sax Quartet Amy Denio: alto sax, clarinet, accordion, guitar, voice / Jessica Lurie: soprano & alto sax, flute, auxiliary percussion, kazoo, voice / Sue Orfield: tenor sax, piano, percussion, voice / Tina Richerson: baritone & alto sax, percussion, voice / Elizabeth Pupo Walker: percussionist in absentia

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Tiptons Sax Quartet & Drums - Wabi Sabi

Based in New York, Seattle, and Eau Claire, the Tiptons perform original compositions and arrangements of world music on saxes, clarinet, voices and drums/percussion. With music that covers musical territory 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.

The Tiptons’ 14th recording Wabi Sabi features eleven new compositions for saxophones, voice and drums. This powerful collection of new music illustrates beauty in our chaotic world, and is inspired by the Japanese philosophy “Wabi Sabi" which encourages us to “find beauty and take pleasure in the imperfect”. Exploring modern field hollers, the hum of tires on the Autobahn, tricks for the mind, a yodeling deconstruction, popping funk for December’s doldrums, upbeat grooves for bad people with good intentions, this music delivers pure joy! Wabi Sabi galvanizes your senses and takes you through unforgettable soundscapes. Thanks to a successful crowd-funding campaign, the Tiptons Sax Quartet met in Seattle in January, 2020 to rehearse, perform and record these 11 new songs for Wabi Sabi, their 14th Album. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the campaign!!! This project is testament of the human willpower to survive obstacles when on a creative path. One by one the sax players all came down with a severe case of the flu with high fevers and extreme lung infections; similar symptoms as the very contagious COVID-19 virus. While battling this virus, they recorded, overdubbed and mixed all tracks in 6 days.   Amy Denio: alto sax, voice Jessica Lurie: soprano, alto, tenor sax, voice Sue Orfield: tenor sax, voice Tina Richerson: baritone sax, voice Robert Kainar: drums