Spyro Gyra
USA
Formed: 1974
Years Active: 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Jazz-Pop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
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Founded in 1974 by saxophonist Jay Beckenstein, Spyro Gyra have consistently been one of the commercially successfully pop-jazz groups of the past 30 years. The band became a full-time venture in 1976 and has been touring ever since. Critics love to attack this band's music, which combines R&B and elements of pop and Caribbean music with jazz, but its live performances are often stimulating -- unlike many of its records, which emphasize the danceable melodies. The roots of Spyro Gyra lay in Buffalo, NY, in 1974. Beckenstein and his longtime fri...
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