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Jay Barnet Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951) is an American saxophonist, composer, producer, and the co-founder of the band Spyro Gyra. He owned BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York.
30 gen 2020 · Spyro Gyra, an interview with Jay Beckenstein. October 2019 saw the release of Spyro Gyra’s first album of new material in six years. Once again, they have upset expectations by recording an album of all cover songs. In a nod to drawing heavily from their earlier pop and rock influences, it’s called Vinyl Tap.
Born in Brooklyn, bandleader Jay Beckenstein grew up listening to the music of Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie, and started playing the saxophone at age seven. Beckenstein attended the University at Buffalo, starting out as a biology major before changing to music performance (read classical and avant garde).
Jay Beckenstein è un sassofonista statunitense.
17 nov 2020 · Even the Count Basie Band took a hiatus in the early ’50s. Sorry, jazz purists, but the only other active group I can think of that has been around longer (not including ghost bands) is Spyro Gyra. (Yes, Boomers, we’re that old now. Jay Beckenstein is our Johnny Hodges.)
After 25 discs and 30 years on the road, one of the hardest working men in jazz sat down with SmoothViews recently. Jay Beckenstein of Spyro Gyra discusses his new disc, Wrapped In A Dream, and the group approach to the release.
16 ago 1986 · For leader Jay Beckenstein, playing in Spyro Gyra is “a cake-and-eat-it situation.” “We’re getting away with murder,” he said in a phone conversation from a tour stop in Chicago.
