Spyro Gyra
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Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band known for its smooth blend of jazz, R&B, and pop that gained popularity from the late 1970s onward.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz fusion band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
contemporary jazz ⓘ crossover jazz ⓘ easy listening ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ pop ⓘ smooth jazz ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Chet Catallo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dave Samuels NERFINISHED ⓘ Eli Konikoff NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerardo Velez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ Richie Morales NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalFocus |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Jay Beckenstein
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ⓘ
Julio Fernandez NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Cordew NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Ambush NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Schuman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
achieved mainstream popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s
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received multiple Grammy Award nominations ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Catching the Sun
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Heliopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Incognito NERFINISHED ⓘ Morning Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Old San Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ Para ti Latino ⓘ Shaker Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Foreign Affair
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Access All Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ Alternating Currents NERFINISHED ⓘ Breakout NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnaval NERFINISHED ⓘ Catching the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Fast Forward NERFINISHED ⓘ Freetime NERFINISHED ⓘ In Modern Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Incognito NERFINISHED ⓘ Morning Dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Point of View NERFINISHED ⓘ Rites of Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaker Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Stories Without Words NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrapped in a Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Amherst Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
GRP Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Heads Up International NERFINISHED ⓘ Infinity Records NERFINISHED ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ |
| style | blend of jazz, R&B, and pop elements ⓘ |
| website | https://www.spyrogyra.com/ ⓘ |
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