The entity known as Spyro Gyra is a marathon runner in the arena of contemporary jazz. For more than three decades, moving across a musical landscape marked by increasingly challenging terrain and accelerated change, they have maintained the well-deserved reputation as a viable and highly versatile creative force. Since their earliest recordings in the mid 1970s, they have maintained a fresh approach to their craft by borrowing from a range of sources and distilling them into an unmistakable signature sound. “We’ve always had this belief that the thing we’re doing in any given moment is the best we’ve ever done,” says Beckenstein. “And we always want to maintain that philosophy, because that’s what drives us forward.”