We attempted to give ourselves some cover by assuring one another that Spyro Gyra started out more in the vein of Weather Report than, say, David Sanborn. We really did. But, after pulling out the ...

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 ...

It's been 30 years since Spyro Gyra released their one and only crossover hit, "Morning Dance." Changes in how decisions are made as to what gets played on the radio pretty much guarantee the group ...

Though no one’s sure of the exact date, sometime in 1974, in the cold, cold town of Buffalo, New York, a young jazz combo by the name of Spyro Gyra hit the stage. Since then, the group has performed ...

This is my favorite Spyro Gyra release (followed closely by Original Cinema) of the 2000's. Sometimes artists just “hit the magic groove” with a release, and that seems to be the case with The Deep ...

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 ...

This is my favorite Spyro Gyra release (followed closely by Freetime) of the 1980's. This is also my first (exclusive) LP review as I didn't really start buying CD's (or own a CD player) until 1987.

1. Buddy Whittington, the Texas-born Blues guitarist who formed the Lone Star Blues project with Santiago Campillo, Oneida James, and Jose Ciudad, has been on the scene with global acclaim for over 60 ...

New York jazz-fusion band Spyro Gyra is embarking on its 50th anniversary tour with a stop in Tallahassee in September. Tickets go on sale at noon Friday, May 17. Spyro Gyra has long been known to its ...

Spyro Gyra, the jazz-fusion band considered a forefather of the smooth jazz genre, plays the Phillips Center tonight. It certainly is not the band's first time in Gainesville; I saw them at the old ...