Spyro Gyra with special guest Stanley Jordan
// Monday, Jan 1, 12am ET
One of the most successful instrumental groups to emerge from the 1970s jazz fusion era, Spyro Gyra has played over 10,000 shows, released more than 30 albums and claimed 13 Grammy nominations in its half-century history. Founder and saxophonist Jay Beckenstein still leads the band, which includes longtime members Julio Fernandez on guitar and Scott Ambush on bass. Opening the evening will be Stanley Jordan, who has blazed his own trail on jazz guitar with a signature two-handed tapping technique that opens up expansive, piano-like possibilities on the instrument. He has released 14 albums as a bandleader and collaborated with many top artists.














