Live In Leverkusen 2022

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Cat No: M12292

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Release Date: 06 March 2026

Label: Moosicus Records

Packaging Type: EcoPak

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 885513122926

Genres: Jazz Rock

Description
For fans of Snarky Puppy, Steely Dan, Passport, The Crusaders - Fantastic live album from the Leverkusen Jazz Days on November 7, 2022 - great sound experience, fantastic image quality - CD / DVD Set

With over 20 albums and more than ten million records sold worldwide, Spyro Gyra is one of the most prominent and commercially successful bands in the history of jazz. Between 1980 and 1985, the band won seven Grammy Awards. The jazz fusion band was founded in the early 1970s by soprano and alto saxophonist Jay Beckenstein. After graduating from high school, Beckenstein moved to Buffalo with his friend Jeremy Wall to study at the State University of New York. In 1974, they performed together for the first time as Spyro Gyra. Their first album, Spyro Gyra, featuring their hit "Shaker Song," was released in 1978. The band achieved commercial breakthrough with their follow-up album "Morning Dance" and the hit single of the same name, which was released in 1979 on the MCA subsidiary Infinity Records. Other artists signed to Infinity Records included Rupert Holmes, Dobie Gray, Orleans, and Hot Chocolate.

For Spyro Gyra's performance at the Leverkusen Jazz Days on November 7, 2022, the band's lineup consisted of Jay Beckenstein (saxophone), Tom Schuman (keyboards, piano), Julio Fernandez (guitars), Scott Ambush (bass), and Lionel Cordew (drums, percussion). "Art manifests itself in a variety of styles and contexts. That's why we started making music in the first place," is Spyro Gyra's philosophy. And the band's live program that evening in Leverkusen was just as diverse, including their big hits "Shaker Song" and "Morning Dance."
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