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Spyro Gyra
Jazz / Fusion / Latin

Down The Wire in 2009...



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Member Since6/6/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.spyrogyra.com
Band MembersJay Beckenstein - Saxophone; Tom Schuman - Keyboards; Julio Fernandez - Guitar; Scott Ambush - Bass; Bonny B - Drums, Percussion
InfluencesMiles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, The Beatles, Weather Report, Return To Forever and too many more to mention...
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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 3 2009 8:00P
Blue Note New York
Nov 4 2009 8:00P
Blue Note New York, New York
Nov 5 2009 8:00P
Blue Note New York, New York
Nov 6 2009 8:00P
Blue Note New York, New York
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
Blue Note New York, New York
Nov 8 2009 8:00P
Blue Note New York, New York
Nov 27 2009 8:00P
Riviera Maya Jazz Festival Playa del Carmen, Yucatán
Dec 5 2009 8:00P
Touhill Performing Arts Center St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 10 2009 8:00P
Rams Head Tavern Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 11 2009 8:00P
John Lyman Center for the Performing Arts New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 12 2009 8:00P
Jonathan’s Ogunquit, Maine
Dec 16 2009 8:00P
The Parker Playhouse Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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   About Spyro Gyra
"Life is being on the wire, everything else is just waiting." - Karl Wallenda

The patriarch of the famous aerialist family certainly knew what he was talking about after a lifetime of thrilling, edge-of-the-seat performances for his audiences. While the stakes might not be as high for a jazz band improvising in a recording studio or in front of a live audience, Spyro Gyra's leader and saxophonist Jay Beckenstein understands the passion that drives a person and makes "life on the wire" so appealing.

"This music is what I've done for most of my life. I very much define who I am by the music I make." He allows, "Traveling to the shows is definitely about waiting. But even when I'm home, I have the same kinds of concerns as everyone else. My life becomes about my family, my home, just the basic everyday navigating and problem solving that we all do. But when I'm making music with the band and things are going well, I leave the anxiety behind. I escape that part of me that's just trying to survive in the world and I'm able to get in touch with that part of me that has nothing to do with practicality. It's something that's kind of divine, and I don't normally think in those terms, but it's as close as I can get to that ideal. I really do get swept away in it and it's a marvelous, spiritual, therapeutic thing."

For more than three decades, they have maintained a position at the forefront of modern jazz by successfully managing not just one, but several feats of creative dexterity. "That's what has kept this band going," says Beckenstein. "There are always balances to be found - between the individual player and the group, between the songwriter and the player. It's about both satisfying yourself and satisfying your audience. And when you're improvising in front of a crowd, you're really walking down that wire. There are always surprises that way, but our openness to those surprises is what makes this band what it is. We just happen to be walking on a slightly more forgiving tightrope."

So what place does the listener have in this group's balancing act? "My hope is that it has the same effect on the audience that it does on me. I've always felt that music, and particularly instrumental music, has this non-literal quality that lets people travel to a place where there are no words. Whether it's touching their emotions or connecting them to something that reminds them of something much bigger than themselves, there's this beauty in music that's not connected to sentences. It's very transportive. I would hope that when people hear our music or come to see us, they're able to share that with us. That's the truly glorious part of being a musician."

Asked where Down the Wire belongs in Spyro Gyra's substantial legacy, Beckenstein is quick to reply. "You know, everybody up on the wire knows one thing for sure," Beckenstein laughs. "The real trouble comes if you start looking behind you. The future's in front of you."

   


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Jazz Break

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Nov 8 2009 3:55 PM

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We appreciate this connection
with you since every new jazz
"friend" is important to us.

New tracks are added to our
Profile Playlist every day, so,
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Kuma de silva

Kuma de silva



Nov 7 2009 5:44 PM

GREAT!!GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE!!!Truly wonderfull.....LIVE LONG Spyrogyra!!!



Lori

Lori



Nov 6 2009 8:48 PM

Dark days and dark weather…

Thinking of my friends to lift me up.

Have a great day and an amazing weekend ~

Love & blessings!

Lori

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Nov 6 2009 11:57 AM

There is nothing more important
to us, than Family and Friends.
We wish you Peace and Happiness
throughout this Holiday Season.

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Blanca Núñez Band



Nov 5 2009 8:38 PM

Hi and thanks for the friendship! Cheers from Cologne
BOB

BOB



Oct 31 2009 2:47 AM

last call for wings and Genny screamers!  LMAO!  Keep the smmooooooth sounds comin'. Cheers mates!
Artur Bayramgalin

Artur Bayramgalin



Oct 30 2009 7:02 PM

Happy Halloween!!!

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♥~ Lara ~♥



Oct 30 2009 4:27 PM

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dmitriy Samoylenko

Dmitriy Samoylenko



Oct 30 2009 2:45 PM

thanks for add! I like your music! good luck in all!
TEXAS HOLDEM

TEXAS HOLDEM



Oct 30 2009 1:37 PM

HELLO GYUS.FORTUNATE TO HAVE FOUND YOU IN MY SPACE.FOR MANY YEARS YOU KEPT ME COMPANY WHEN I WAS LIVING ALONE IN NYC.NOW ITS TIME TO CAUTCH UP WITH YOU GYUS.YOUR MUSIC ALLWAYS INSPIRITED ME.LOVE AND PEACEJANOS FROM THM.
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Oct 30 2009 12:48 AM

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Oct 28 2009 3:58 PM

VENEZ ME DECOUVRIR OU ME REDECOUVRIR CE SAMDEI 31 OCTOBRE A L'EUROPEEN !!!!
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Twin Demon

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Oct 27 2009 5:57 PM

Hi !

I feel very happy to have u as my friend in my page...


Awesome music ! I really like it.

Thank for friendship! have a nice day!




Greetings!
Darek Śleszyński

Darek Śleszyński



Oct 26 2009 8:05 AM

Thanks for adding me. It's great to be here :) Best wishes from Poland
Robert Czech

Robert Czech



Oct 25 2009 8:15 PM

Hi!
I enjoy Your wonderfull music!!!
Greetings from Poland!

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Cristian Rosemary

Cristian Rosemary



Oct 24 2009 3:33 PM

Thank' for the add.
You compose a great music that I'm listening to since I was a teenager!
Best4U all the time!!!
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Cristian Rosemary, from Montreal.
Sandy Zacky

Sandy Zacky



Oct 24 2009 1:04 PM

Hope you are having a great weekend : )

Best Wishes,
Sandy
Vyn’s

Vyn’s



Oct 23 2009 10:05 PM

Hi  !!
Thanks my friend!
Very nice music.
All my compliments!
All the best.

Vyn's.
Ambrose & Perla

Ambrose & Perla



Oct 23 2009 7:35 PM

hey guys just wanted to say hi and hope you guys are doing great !!!!! God bless you guys every where yall go!!!!
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Gerwin

Gerwin



Oct 22 2009 4:28 PM

Hi m8 !

Here to invite you to listen to a new stuff called "The Monk's Vibes" which is a dreamy dub track. Hope it gonna take you high.
Thank's for your listenin'

Respect

P.S : I'm still up to collab' !
WilPower

WilPower



Oct 21 2009 5:03 AM

To all of you that make up the the fantastic band of Spyro Gyra; and to you especially Mr. Jay Beckenstein for being the magic behind it all for such along period; I offer my sincere thanks for all the years of great music and inspiration to the rest of us musicians out here who love your work and your committment to producing timeless,inspirational,unbelieveable, danceable,thougtht provoking,complex,challenging,uplifting soothing,and yes sometimes love making music. You have been my all time favorite group of musicians for over thirty years and I think its fair to say that you will continue to hold that spot forever.
Jean-Louis Biogeaud

Jean-Louis Biogeaud



Oct 19 2009 10:00 AM

Hi , Hello,

              
      Thanks for adding me as a new friend. Good job.



Have a very good wind and, please, if you can, help us
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             Cheers from France



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                                                                  JLB for adding me as a new friend. Good job!
I reallly love your sounds and music of freedom. call me when you will come in France
Have a very good wind, and please, if you can, help us to make something right for the Planet......
very friendly
JL for adding me as a new friend. Good job!
I reallly love your sounds and music of freedom. call me when you will come in France
Have a very good wind, and please, if you can, help us to make something right for the Planet......
very friendly
JL
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