Jay Beckenstein is the sax guy and an original member. They lost their incredible keyboardist in 2023, Tom Schuman who moved to Europe.
His replacement is excellent, but not original.
If you like this sort of music, go see them as they play in auditoriums where you can easily get tickets close enough to really experience their talent.
iirc: spyro gyra did the theme song for Northern Exposure TV show
I didn’t know Spyro Gyra was still active. I heard of them decades ago, but they are one of those groups, for which I never knew the names of any member, only that collective brand name. Same with Weather Report, a group without a face.
Wasn’t Vice President Agnew’s middle name Gyro?
How many just had a really hard reality check.
There was another band called Spirogyra that came out of England in the early 70s. Barbara Gaskin was their vocalist.
They were not a jazz-fusion band.
I saw them in concert in El Paso some 40 years ago. Due to a venue change, my seats were in the front row. Best concert I have ever attended.
I remember seeing them play bars in Buffalo.
Spyro Gyra is one of my favorites. I see them whenever they play in driving distance from Dayton. I saw them last in Wilmington Ohio in a small theater, great show even without Tom Schuman. My favorite tune by them is Shaker Song from their live ‘Road Scholars’ album. Thanks for posting.
We played a few Spyro Gyra covers back in the day.