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 ...

It’s not really album sales that propel a band into the annals of jazz history. No, it’s usually a steady fan base, good recordings, and a solid live show. It doesn’t really matter what kind of jazz ...

Spyro Gyra will perform on Friday, March 21, 2025 at The Newton Theatre in New Jersey. Tickets will go on sale Friday, December 27, 10 a.m. A special members-only presale is Thursday, December 26, 10 ...

Spyro Gyra, who opened the the first annual (and Observer-sponsored) HSBC Jazz Festival at the Nokia Theater last night, arrived Spyro Gyra, who opened the the first annual (and Observer-sponsored) ...

Jazz legends Spyro Gyra and Lee Ritenour kick off the 25th performing arts season of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Spyro Gyra will highlight songs from one of its first albums, Morning Dance, ...

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 ...

In 2024, Jay Beckenstein and band observe the 50th anniversary of what started as a diversion, something that was just for fun (and twenty-five cents at the door). It began inauspiciously when ...

“The band’s been a band for 51 years,” says Jay Beckenstein, founder of Spyro Gyra, an American jazz band with a plethora of other genre influences. The group formed in Buffalo in 1974. Its music is a ...

The smooth sounds of Spyro Gyra, the jazz pioneers who blend R&B, funk and pop into a luscious mix, settle into the Edmonds Center for the Arts tonight. The group has been together since 1979. Since ...

The music group Spyro Gyra is scheduled to headline the Silver Spring Jazz Festival planned for Sept. 9, Montgomery County officials announced via a news release. The group, members of which live in ...

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 ...