Spyro Gyra - Full Concert - Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2003 Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from Spirogyra, a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein had learned about in college. LINEUP Jay Beckenstein (saxophones); Julio Fernandez (guitars); Tom Schuman (keyboards); Scott Ambush (bass); Joel Rosenblatt (drums). ABOUT After twenty-five yea