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Down The Wire
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Down The Wire
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Released: Jan 1, 2009
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    Down The Wire

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    Get Busy

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    La Zona Rosa

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    Island Time

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General Info

  • Genre: Fusion / Jazz / Latin

    Location New York, US

    Profile Views: 199539

    Last Login: 11/10/2010

    Member Since 6/6/2007

    Website http://www.spyrogyra.com

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ...."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." ..

  • Members

    Jay Beckenstein - Saxophone; Tom Schuman - Keyboards; Julio Fernandez - Guitar; Scott Ambush - Bass; Bonny B - Drums, Percussion

  • Influences

    Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, The Beatles, Weather Report, Return To Forever and too many more to mention...

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     Hey did you know you can buy Granite Streets Debut Album at Amazon.com iTunes C.D.baby FaceBook SpottfyRadio and Myspace. So go get it now!

    1 year ago
  • The Brazilian Sound

    Nice to connect with you,

    Chris McGowan
    co-author of the musical guide "The Brazilian Sound" (Temple University Press)
    http://www.thebraziliansound.com/the.htm

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    1 year ago
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    Moving on and turning out the lights...
    MySpace Clearance: Florida's online guide to live jazz & blues info is leaving MySpace.
    Hello MySpace Friend!
    Jazz & Blues Florida is bailing out of MySpace and focusing on our own websites now. We thought Facebook was the way to go, but now it looks like that is disintegrating, too.
    If you really want to connect to Florida's jazz & blues scene come check out our main site at www.JazzBluesFlorida.com and if you like what you see, shoot me an email and let me know  you want to sign up for our email list. You can opt for daily, weekly or monthly contact and change your mind at any time.
    If you are musician based or touring here, our listings are free - we just need to know about them. Use the email address below to send us the info.
    I am sure you understand the value of these connections and that nowadays providing that connection is your contribution to what keeps us going, like the money you used to spend on newspapers.  This is a one-time request. We will be deleting your MySpace connection after we send this out so you will not be hearing from us again here. 
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    1 year ago
  • Eumeria

    Hi Spyro,

    Come over and check out our Official Music Video by clicking the link.

    Eumeria Official Video

    Thanks a lot,

    Eumeria

    1 year ago
  • Granite Street

    Hey guys hope all is well. my Debut C.D. will be out this month drop by check it out. add your comment Please.your friend The G.Man 

    2 years ago
  • ROb BRaId

    hope you have a good day !







    2 years ago
  • moonshoes

    Happy New Year !! Wishing you Success, Peace & good vibes !
    Ok, now, Let's go dancing.
    MOONSHOES The new French Sound of Blue-Eyed Soul ! "BOOGIELAND" Official video with Soul Train :

    2 years ago
  • Eumeria


    Eumeria now has an official Facebook - Come over and become a fan by clicking the link..




    Thanks a lot,

    Jonny (Eumeria)



    2 years ago
  • Валерий Зыкин

    Your music just fine! Successes!!!

    2 years ago
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