THE TIPTONS are an all-female sax quartet with percussion, based in New York and Seattle. The group features Jessica Lurie and Amy Denio, original members and lead composers of the internationally renowned Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet (BTMSQ), along with local sax guru Sue Orfield, Tina Richerson and drummer Lee Frisari. In 2004 they published and released TSUNAMI, and were featured on "The Next Big Thing" (National Public Radio) while busking in the subway of New York.