Tipping Point (band)

{{Short description|UK musical group}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Tipping Point

| genre = {{hlist|Contemporary jazz|Experimental}}

| origin = England

| years_active = {{start date|2013}}–present

| label = Lamplight Social

| website = {{URL|http://jamesmainwaringmusic.com/tipping-point}}

| current_members = *James Mainwaring

• Matthew Bourne
• Mick Bardon
• Joost Hendrickx

}}

Tipping Point is an experimental contemporary jazz quartet from England, founded in 2013 by James Mainwaring. All members are alumni of Leeds College of Music and active in other successful projects.

Tipping Point released their debut album, The Earthworm's Eye View, in October 2015 on Lamplight Social Records. The album was described as "Playful, dark, skilful and spontaneous… a surefooted trip across many persuasions in contemporary music"{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/22/tipping-point-the-earthworms-eye-view-review|title=Tipping Point: The Earthworm’s Eye View review – surefooted modern jazz|last=Fordham|first=John|date=2015-10-22|website=the Guardian|access-date=2016-05-05}} by John Fordham in the Guardian and to have “moments of collective beauty” by Daniel Spicer in Jazzwise.{{cite web|title=Tipping Point|url=http://www.jamesmainwaringmusic.com/tipping-point/|website=James Mainwaring Music|accessdate=21 September 2016|date=3 May 2016}} The Earthworm's Eye View was also dubbed a best album of 2015 by Jazz on 3{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06s9y5q|title=Best of 2015, Jazz on 3 - BBC Radio 3|website=BBC|access-date=2016-05-05}} and The Guardian.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/22/the-best-albums-of-2015-how-our-writers-voted|title=The best albums of 2015: how our writers voted|date=2015-12-22|website=The Guardian|access-date=2016-05-05}}