For the UK folk band, see Spirogyra (band). For the type of algae, see Spirogyra.
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra in concert
Background information
Origin
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Genres
Jazz, jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Years active
1974–present
Labels
Amherst, MCA, GRP, Windham Hill, Heads Up
Members
Jay Beckenstein
Scott Ambush
Julio Fernández
Lionel Cordew
Chris Fischer
Past members
Jeremy Wall
Dave Samuels
Gerardo Velez
Bonny Bonaparte
Tom Schuman
Joel Rosenblatt
Chet Catallo
Dave Wofford
Eli Konikoff
Richard Calandra
Richie Morales
Kim Stone
Oskar Cartaya
Tom Walsh
Jim Kurzdorfer
Ted Reinhardt
Lee Pearson II
Marc Quiñones
Manolo Badrena
Website
www.spyrogyra.com
Spyro Gyra/ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə/ is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from Spirogyra, a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein had learned about in college.
SpyroGyra /ˌspaɪroʊˈdʒaɪrə/ is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk,...
of 13 Grammy nominated contemporary jazz group, SpyroGyra. He has been the keyboardist for SpyroGyra since he was 16 years old (before the release of...
American musician, best known as the bass player of jazz fusion band SpyroGyra. He was born April 28, 1970, in Frederick, Maryland, to Webster and Jeanette...
American saxophonist, composer, producer, and the co-founder of the band SpyroGyra. He owned BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York. Beckenstein was born...
Morning Dance is the second album by the jazz fusion group SpyroGyra. The album was released in March 9, 1979 and was certified gold by the RIAA on September...
recording studio complex in Suffern, New York, owned by Jay Beckenstein of SpyroGyra and built in the early 1980s. Operating from 1982 at 926 Haverstraw Road...
marimba player who spent many years with the contemporary jazz group SpyroGyra. His recordings and live performances during that period also reflect...
Dreams Beyond Control is the seventeenth album by the American jazz group SpyroGyra, released in 1993 by GRP Records. The group supported the album with a...
Heart of the Night is the nineteenth album by the American jazz group SpyroGyra, released in 1996 by GRP Records. "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein)...
'70s — '80s. During the late 1970s, Lee Ritenour, Stuff, George Benson, SpyroGyra, the Crusaders, and Larry Carlton released fusion albums. The term "jazz-rock"...
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the 2000s. They are featured in the early fusion album Morning Dance by SpyroGyra. A pannist (sometimes panist or panman), is a person who plays the steelpan...
Rites of Summer is the twelfth album by SpyroGyra, released in 1988. At Billboard magazine, No. 104 on the Top 200 Albums chart. "Claire's Dream" (Jay...
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