The Tiptons Sax Quartet
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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. Amy Denio is join
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The Tiptons at Bumbershoot 2008. Left to right: Jessica Lurie, Amy Denio, Sue Orfield, Tina Richerson
The Tiptons, December 2006. Left to right: Jessica Lurie, Amy Denio, Tina Richerson, Tobi Stone, Faith Stankevich
Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet circa 1989
Soprano saxophone
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The soprano saxophone is a small, high-pitched member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented in the 1840s by Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax. Built in B♭, an octave above the te
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…Austria, and also performs with Ensemble 021, plays and writes for theater and records for many other bands. Marjorie de Muynck – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone John Otto – baritone saxophone…
Yamaha Saxophone YSS 875 EX
Comparison in size of a curved B♭ soprano saxophone (center), an E♭ alto saxophone (left), and a B♭ tenor saxophone (right)
Top to bottom: E♭ sopranino saxophones, curved and straight; soprano saxophones, in C and B♭
B♭ soprano saxophone (left), C soprano saxophone (center), E♭ sopranino saxophone (right)