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The Tiptons Sax Quartet, previously known as The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, is a jazz saxophone quartet from Seattle, Washington. The ensemble consists of five members (the fifth member being the quartet's drummer and percussionist). Amy Denio (alto sax, clarinet, voice) is joined by co-leader Jessica Lurie (soprano/alto/tenor sax ...
The World Saxophone Congress was conceived by Paul Brodie (1934 - 2007) [5] and co-founded in 1969 with Eugene Rousseau (1932 - 2024), holding their first Congress in Chicago. [6]
The Tiptons Sax Quartet; W. World Saxophone Quartet This page was last edited on 30 March 2018, at 22:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
In fact, lacking the jazz and blues-orientation of the World Saxophone Quartet or the lightheartedness of, say, Washington's own Windmill Saxophone Quartet, the Braxton-ROVA collaboration will appeal primarily to listeners open to the more cerebral side of improvisation and composition". [4]
The most recent World Saxophone Congress, in 2015, hosted a competition specifically for saxophone quartets with a first prize of 4000 euros and a recital, [3] won by Keuris Saxophone Quartet. [4] Saxophone quartets also compete in, and have won, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition , which is the world's largest classical chamber ...
Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James Curnow; Windings for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (2006)—Miklós Maros; Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2012)—David Maslanka; Concerto after Dvorak (2018)—David DeBoor Canfield; Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2019)—Roger Briggs
NASA is the largest saxophone organization in the western hemisphere dedicated to the establishment of the saxophone as a medium of serious musical expression. Members are required to pay dues, which vary depending on age. NASA hosts regional conferences for each of its 10 regions (information below). It also hosts a biennial international ...
He gave saxophone lessons to a number of musicians, including David Sanborn and Tim Berne. Hemphill was probably best known as the founder of the World Saxophone Quartet , a group he formed in 1976, after collaborating with Anthony Braxton in several saxophone-only ensembles. [ 6 ]