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Among their most successful hit singles are \"Shaker Song\" and \"Morning Dance\", which received significant play on popular music radio stations, and are still frequently heard nearly 30 years later on jazz and easy listening stations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir music, which has been influential in the development of smooth jazz, combines jazz with elements of R\u0026amp;B, funk and pop music. Although generally considered to be more \"jazz\" than \"smooth\", Spyro Gyra has been praised for their skilled instrumentalists and for their live performances, which average nearly 100 per year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the exception of alto saxophonist, songwriter and founding bandleader Jay Beckenstein as well as keyboardist Tom Schuman, the personnel has changed somewhat over time, as well as between the studio and the live stage.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Spyro+Gyra","playStationPath":"/stations/113371810/play","stationId":113371810,"bioPath":"/music/Spyro+Gyra/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/John+Klemmer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b1f/b1f23e245121cbda75b08f5d4e107ff7_md.jpg","artistName":"John Klemmer","artistId":64602,"station_id":263656989},{"musicPath":"/music/Oli+Silk","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/605/6051701d6a61ebb69ca886b23e9596a2_md.jpg","artistName":"Oli Silk","artistId":465236,"station_id":401395842},{"musicPath":"/music/Ken+Navarro","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/96a/96a592b8b4dff1b5c369d8949593ffc4_md.jpg","artistName":"Ken Navarro","artistId":461757,"station_id":401346874},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Crusaders","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/5c4/5c43814bc09feb45fe9b376dd7d9178f_md.jpg","artistName":"The Crusaders","artistId":12255,"station_id":113384174},{"musicPath":"/music/Billy+Cobham","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d0e/d0ebde6d72cc6b68c31c0ffffe647ceb_md.jpg","artistName":"Billy Cobham","artistId":100689,"station_id":280763187},{"musicPath":"/music/Paul+Hardcastle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/df9/df9a6274f710fd84bbb359e2c6702fb1_md.jpg","artistName":"Paul Hardcastle","artistId":7844,"station_id":113331094},{"musicPath":"/music/Grover+Washington+Jr+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fcf/fcff7f87bad685866e04f852d8703b45_md.jpg","artistName":"Grover Washington, Jr.","artistId":8850,"station_id":113311711},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Brecker+Brothers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/190/190a858f07d175432bbd1929f2e71678_md.jpg","artistName":"The Brecker Brothers","artistId":107145,"station_id":282139896},{"musicPath":"/music/Gary+Burton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/fbb/fbb90bd44bb1bac830b073fff9ec503c_md.jpg","artistName":"Gary Burton","artistId":101365,"station_id":280763695},{"musicPath":"/music/Casiopea","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f31/f312b6ef238ad1030d0181e3ead2ebf2_md.jpg","artistName":"Casiopea","artistId":95712,"station_id":276275794},{"musicPath":"/music/Jean+Luc+Ponty","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/c24/c2460c569853a367b516f51396a322c5_md.jpg","artistName":"Jean-Luc Ponty","artistId":94088,"station_id":275673115},{"musicPath":"/music/Brian+Culbertson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2e0/2e0a39509a1818c1c5efcf35ca6b65db_md.jpg","artistName":"Brian Culbertson","artistId":11224,"station_id":113281107},{"musicPath":"/music/T+SQUARE","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f7d/f7d6cd5a42139e1850e5e8490f9ba2ae_md.jpg","artistName":"T-SQUARE","artistId":463975,"station_id":401376833},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Manhattan+Transfer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/656/656cd713f9a787f13f0a6e92ad495a50_md.jpg","artistName":"The Manhattan Transfer","artistId":9673,"station_id":113273370},{"musicPath":"/music/Deodato","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dca/dca663d302204be406159b35e249f3df_md.jpg","artistName":"Deodato","artistId":293986,"station_id":377101976},{"musicPath":"/music/Jonathan+Butler","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/44f/44f8540f3223a2329b215db78660a29e_md.jpg","artistName":"Jonathan Butler","artistId":10656,"station_id":113270823},{"musicPath":"/music/Russ+Freeman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7ec/7ec7c416a159c50338c39d3956a349b7_md.jpg","artistName":"Russ Freeman","artistId":7724,"station_id":113460333},{"musicPath":"/music/Return+to+Forever","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2af/2afc0270477eba953cfc6983dadc1a65_md.jpg","artistName":"Return to Forever","artistId":7000,"station_id":113620447}]}