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Spyro Gyra / ˌ s p aɪ r oʊ ˈ dʒ aɪ r ə / 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.
Freetime is the fifth album by Spyro Gyra, released in 1981. At Billboard magazine, the album reached No. 41 on the Top 200 albums chart [ 2 ] and No. 1 on that magazine's Jazz Albums chart. Track listing
Thomas William Schuman (born January 31, 1958) [1] is an American jazz pianist, smooth jazz keyboardist and was the longtime co-leader, composer and arranger [2] of 13 Grammy nominated contemporary jazz group, Spyro Gyra. He has been the keyboardist for Spyro Gyra since he was 16 years old (before the release of their first album). He has ...
Stories Without Words is the eleventh album by American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra, released in 1987. At Billboard magazine, it reached No. 84 on the Top 200 Albums chart and No. 67 on the R&B Albums chart. [2] [3] [4]
Road Scholars is the second live album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1998 by GRP Records. The final track, "Best Friends," is a studio recording. The final track, "Best Friends," is a studio recording.
Barbaro Julio Fernández (born August 29, 1954) [1] is a Cuban-American guitarist and composer best known as the current and longtime guitarist for the jazz-fusion band Spyro Gyra. Fernández was born in Havana, Cuba , but grew up in Hoboken, New Jersey , where he started playing guitar at the age of nine.
Jay Azzolina (born December 23, 1952) is an American jazz-fusion guitarist known for his work with the Grammy Award-winning group Spyro Gyra.He has also performed and recorded with Carly Simon, Donna Summer, The Manhattan Transfer, Herbie Mann, Rickie Lee Jones, and Chuck Mangione.
Spyro Gyra. Jay Beckenstein – saxophones; Tom Schuman – keyboards; Julio Fernandez – guitars; Scott Ambush – bass guitar; Joel Rosenblatt – drums, timbales (9) Additional personnel. Manolo Badrena – percussion; Bobby Allende – congas (1, 9) Dave Samuels – vibraphone (8, 9), marimba (8, 9) Chris Botti – trumpet (6, 10) No Sweat ...