Spyro Gyra – Down The Wire
SPYRO GYRA TAKES ANOTHER STEP ON THE WIRE
ON
NEW HEADS UP RELEASE
Down the Wire set for worldwide release on April 28, 2009
“Life is being on the wire, everything else is just waiting.” – Karl Wallenda
The patriarch of the famous aerialist family certainly knew what he was
talking about after a lifetime of thrilling, edge-of-the-seat
performances for his audiences. While the stakes might not be as high
for a jazz band improvising in a recording studio or in front of a live
audience, Spyro Gyra’s leader and saxophonist Jay Beckenstein
understands the passion that drives a person and makes “life on the
wire” so appealing.
“This music is what I’ve done for most of my life. I very much define
who I am by the music I make.” He allows, “Traveling to the shows is
definitely about waiting. But even when I’m home, I have the same kinds
of concerns as everyone else. My life becomes about my family, my home,
just the basic everyday navigating and problem solving that we all do.
But when I’m making music with the band and things are going well, I
leave the anxiety behind. I escape that part of me that’s just trying
to survive in the world and I’m able to get in touch with that part of
me that has nothing to do with practicality. It’s something that’s kind
of divine, and I don’t normally think in those terms, but it’s as close
as I can get to that ideal. I really do get swept away in it and it’s a
marvelous, spiritual, therapeutic thing.”
Their new album, Down the Wire, is set for
worldwide release on Heads Up International, a division of Concord
Music Group. Due in stores April 28, 2009, Down the Wire is a snapshot of Spyro Gyra’s enduring dedication to that walk down the wire.
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