SPYRO
GYRA ORIGINAL
CINEMA
Founded in 1974 by altoist Jay
Beckenstein, Spyro Gyra has consistently been one of the commercially
successfully pop-jazz groups of the past 20 years. Although originally a
studio group, the band became a full-time venture in 1979 and has been touring
ever since. Critics love to attack this band's lightweight and rarely changing
music, which combines RB 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 at the expense of improvising.
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