s Spyro Gyra contemplates upcoming milestones to its storied career, it’s tempting to fall back on the Grateful Dead lyric, “What a long strange trip it’s been” to describe it. During that time, they ...

A two-day jazz festival this summer in Carmel will feature more than 30 jazz, R&B and blues acts, including legendary jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra, the city announced Wednesday. The inaugural Carmel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bandleader and saxophonist Jay Beckenstein co-founded Spyro Gyra in 1974 while gigging in the humble, but burgeoning Buffalo, New ...

One of Buffalo’s most celebrated musicians, Jim Kurzdorfer, recently passed away, leaving behind a legacy that included playing with Thelonius Monk and Herbie Hancock, the Rolling Stones, the Who, and ...

PHOENIX and LONDON and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lakemore Partners Ltd. and its group entities (“Lakemore”), a leading private credit investment firm primarily ...

When saxophonist Jay Beckenstein started fusion jazz band Spyro Gyra 31 years ago, his goal was to play jazz punctuated with musical influences he grew up with. Little did he know that the band would ...

Spyro Gyra sounds like something you might pick up at a Greekdeli — spicy, crisp, mixed ingredients and immensely popular. Though the description fits, Spyro Gyra isn’t a deli delight.It’s a jazz band ...

1) Morning Dance 2) Jubilee 3) Rasul 4) Song for Lorraine 5) Starburst 6) Heliopolis 7) It Doesn't Matter 8) Little Linda 9) End of Romanticism Morning Dance was the breakout recording ...

Spyro Gyra was born 35 years ago in a Buffalo nightclub. Soon enough, explains saxophonist Jay Beckenstein, the borders of the region seemed to expand east and west. "I think that western New York ...

Savannah Jazz Festival is bringing fusion jazz legends Spyro Gyra to the Lucas Theatre as part of its exciting yearly concert series. With 35 albums under its belt, multiple platinum and gold selling ...