4/14/2010
Spyro Gyra In Concert - Freestyle Motocross Show Sunday
Agency Contact: Melody Brunsting (951) 252-5649 Spyro Gyra to Close Out 2010 Festival on Sunday TEMECULA, CA – Treating the wine tasters Sunday at the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival will be a special concert from smooth jazz veterans Spyro Gyra on the wine stage. For more than three decades, Spyro Gyra has maintained a position at the forefront of modern jazz by successfully managing not just one, but several feats of creative dexterity.
“That's what has kept this band going,” said band founder Jay Beckenstein. “There are always balances to be found – between the individual player and the group, between the songwriter and the player. It's about both satisfying yourself and satisfying your audience. And when you’re improvising in front of a crowd, you’re really walking down that wire.”
Since their first top single of “Morning Dance” in 1979, Spyro Gyra has churned out album after album and song after song of contemporary jazz that remains in the forefront for innovation. In 2001 the band’s album “In Modern Times” spent 64 weeks on Billboards’ Contemporary Jazz chart, peaking at No. 2. Three albums later “Wrapped In A Dream” gained the group a Grammy nomination in 2006. The 2007 release of “Good To Go-Go” scored two Grammy nominations in December 2007; Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best Pop Instrumental Performance (the latter nomination for the track entitled “Simple Pleasures”.) In 2008 Spyro Gyra’s “A Night Before Christmas” was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Pop Instrumental album. For the adrenaline crowd, the main stage, sponsored by Pechanga Resort and Casino, offers a visual rush with a high flying freestyle motocross show that features stars from around the world. Riders who have performed in the past include: Jimmy Fitzpatrick, Todd Potter, Taka, Ox-Jeff Cargola, Wes Agee, Ryan Hagy, Australian riders Jackson Strong and Robbie Alberg and Cito Vascas from Brazil. Riders for the 2010 show will be announced at a later date.
Tickets for the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival are available online now at reduced rates. Prices at the gate during the Festival will be higher. Friday adult tickets are $20, Saturday $22, Sunday $15. Juniors ages 7-12 are $5 Children ages six and under are free. There is a weekend combo ticket available online that will include all three days for $50 per adult.
The 2010 Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival returns to Lake Skinner June 4-6, 2010. It includes wine tasting from over 20 area wineries, a wine and food pairing experience, kids faire and giant arts and craft fair. For more information visit www.tvbwf.com or call (951) 676-6713 -30- ADDITIONAL LINKS. http://meetmehalfway.jimmywayne.com/ FESTIVAL- CAROL POPEJOY (951) 676-6713
