The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet with Drums East Coast Tour at Wilmington, NC THE TIPTONS SAX QUARTET is coming to town, celebrating the release of their newest CD, Strange Flower. Based in New York and Seattle, the Tiptons perform original compositions and arrangements of world music on saxes, clarinet, voices and drums/percussion. With concerts that cover 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. Their dynamic, playful concerts feature high-energy interaction between members, and a repertoire that touches on soulful music from around the world.