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Giants of jazz Spyro Gyra “Vinyl Tap” into nearly a half-century of gold and platinum recordings

Having logged over 10,000 shows on six continents, Spyro Gyra is such a well-oiled machine, even numerous pandemic delays couldn’t derail saxophone player Jay Beckenstein, [More…]

Longevity in jazz leads to a classic rock “Vinyl Tap” for the suburbs-bound Spyro Gyra

Few acts have captured the hearts of both discerning jazz aficionados and the commercial public to such a seamless degree as Spyro Gyra, whose nucleus of saxophone player Jay [More…]

A “Solid” step ahead for jazzy sax frontrunner Boney James

Like so many at the moment, Boney James’ plans to release a new project were pushed back a bit, but that didn’t stop its title track, “Solid,” from already topping [More…]