Aside from one of the most amazing live shows in instrumental music and killer, killer songs, Spyro Gyra endures as an audience favorite because they created an original style that sounded like nothing that came before it. – Art Good Creator and host of Jazz Trax

March 5-6, 2025 – Capitol Theater, Clearwater FL March 7, 2025 – Ormond Beach PAC, Ormond Beach FL March 8, 2025 – The Parker, Fort Lauderdale FL

Spyro Gyra, whose odd name has since become world famous, was first known simply as “Tuesday Night Jazz Jams,” a forum wherein Beckenstein and Wall were joined by a rotating cast of characters. Tuesday just happened to be the night when most musicians weren’t playing other gigs to pay their bills.

Though I occasionally have recorded on records other than Spyro Gyra and have done other productions, (Dave Samuels and Tom Schuman), Spyro Gyra has been my main focus and has fulfilled most of my musical dreams.

Track List A1. Morning Dance – 03:58 A2. Heartbeat – 04:48 A3. Shaker Song – 04:54 A4. Song for Lorraine – 03:59 A5. Catching the Sun – 04:41

Spyro Gyra »— 1978. Jay Beckenstein – Soprano, Alto, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion Jeremy Wall – Piano, Fender Rhodes, Mini Moog, Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble, Hammond Organ, Percussion Jim Kurzdorfer – Bass Tom Walsh – Drums, Percussion Umbopha Emile Latimer – Congas, Percussion.

Produced by: Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra of Crosseyed Bear Productions for Amherst Records Assistant Producer: . Jeremy Wall Recorded and Mixed at: Secret Sound Studio, New York, NY Engineers: Michael Barry, Jack Malken Assistant Engineer: Chris Howard Additional Recording: Power Station, New York, NY Engineer: Neil Dorfsman Assistant Engineers: Jason Corsaro, Lucy Leslie

Fast forward 50 years and this jazz super group has released over 30 albums, garnering gold and platinum along the way. They’ve played over 10,000 concerts on six continents. Spyro Gyra has maintained its standards of excellence and that has sustained them on the “A list” of live attractions in jazz for 50 years. Images

Recorded by Spyro Gyra & Eric carlinsky Mixed by Martin Walters Mastered by Greg Calbi “The Tippin’ Point” Engineers: Mike Brylinski and Justin Rose Mixed and Mastered by Martin Walters. Albums. Jubilee; Vinyl Tap; Best Of The Heads Up Years; The Rhinebeck Sessions; A Foreign Affair; Down the Wire;

Produced by:Jay Beckenstein and Richard Calandra of Crosseyed Bear Productions for Amherst Records Assistant Producer: . Jeremy Wall Recorded at: Secret Sound Studio, NYC Engineer: Michael Barry Assistant Engineer: Steve Baldwin Mixed at: House Of Music, West Orange NJ Engineers: Michael Barry, Charles Conrad Assistant Engineer: Julian Robertson Mastered by: Bob Ludwig at Master Disc, New York, NY