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Scott Ambush
Scott Antel Ambush is an American musician, best known as the bass player of jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. Biography He was born April 28, 1960 in Frederick, Maryland to Webster and Jeanette Lofton Ambush. He attended Urbana Elementary School in Urbana, Maryland, West Frederick Middle, and Frederick High School. After high school, he attended the University of Maryland at College Park. While studying psychology during the day, he was introduced to the Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ... music scene at night. Through word of mouth, he was recommended for the bass job with Spyro Gyra and filled the bass space after audition. He made his studio debut with Spyro Gyra in 1992 on the album "Three Wishes". Discography Albums (with Spyro Gyra) Albums (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick, Maryland
Frederick is a city in and the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland. It is part of the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area. Frederick has long been an important crossroads, located at the intersection of a major north–south Native American trail and east–west routes to the Chesapeake Bay, both at Baltimore and what became Washington, D.C. and across the Appalachian mountains to the Ohio River watershed. It is a part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of a greater Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area. The city's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 United States census, making it the second-largest incorporated city in Maryland (behind Baltimore). Frederick is home to Frederick Municipal Airport ( IATA: FDK), which accommodates general aviation, and Fort Detrick, a U.S. Army bioscience/communications research installation and Frederick county's largest emplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Scholars
''Road Scholars'' is the second live album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1998 by GRP Records. The final track, "Best Friends," is a studio recording. Track listing # "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 6:41 # "Breakfast at Igor's" (Beckenstein) – 7:20 # "Morning Dance" (Beckenstein) – 4:16 # "Shaker Song" (Beckenstein) – 10:15 # "Shanghai Gumbo" (Julio Fernandez) – 6:28 # "Innocent Soul" (Tom Schuman) – 6:28 # "South American Sojourn" (Joel Rosenblatt) – 5:36 # "Ariana" (Jeremy Wall) – 6:07 # "De la Luz" (Fernandez) – 8:24 # "Daddy's Got a New Girl Now" (Beckenstein) – 6:01 # "Best Friends" (Scott Kreitzer, Randy Andos) – 4:04 Personnel Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – saxophones * Tom Schuman – keyboards * Julio Fernández – guitars, vocals (9) * Scott Ambush – 5-string bass, electric upright bass * Joel Rosenblatt – drums, percussion Additional musicians * Jason Miles – drum programming (11) Production * Jay B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960 Births
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rhinebeck Sessions (Spyro Gyra Album)
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Foreign Affair (Spyro Gyra Album)
''A Foreign Affair'' is an album by American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra. The album is the story of five men and their love affair with music. The album contains a Hindi song ''Khuda'' sung by Arijit Singh, composed by Sandeep Chowta and co-produced by Chowta and Spyro Gyra. It is the first time a Western group has released a song with lyrics entirely in Hindi. Track listing Release and chart history The album was released on September 13, 2011. Upon release the album was positioned at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' 200 Albums chart. Release history Critical reception AllMusic's Jonathan Widran opined that "the most interesting tracks are the beautiful, poignant vocal tracks by Keb' Mo' and Fernandez" and stated the band "still had something fresh to say while fearlessly entering their fifth decade of recording". JazzTimes's Brian Soergel concluded the review stating "this is the CD that many casual Spyro Gyra fans have been waiting for". Howard Dukes from Soul Tracks prais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down The Wire
''Down the Wire'' is the thirty-first album by Spyro Gyra, released on April 28, 2009. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album in 2010. ''Down the Wire'' peaked at No. 9 on the jazz album chart at ''Billboard'' magazine. Track listing Personnel Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – saxophones * Tom Schuman – keyboards * Julio Fernández – guitars * Scott Ambush – bass guitar * Bonny Bonaparte – drums, percussion, vocals Additional musicians * Gerardo Velez – percussion (2, 7), horn (8) * Marc Quiñones – percussion (8) * Bill Harris – tenor saxophone, flute * Ozzie Melendez Osvaldo Melendez Jr, known professionally as Ozzie Melendez, has been a highly regarded studio musician and touring artist in various genres of the music industry since the mid- 1980’s. He has performed with some of the biggest names in the ind ... – trombone * Don Harris – trumpet Production * Jay Beckenstein – producer * Dave Love – executive produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night Before Christmas
''A Night Before Christmas'' is the thirtieth album (and first Christmas album) by Spyro Gyra, recorded and released in 2008. Janis Siegel of the Manhattan Transfer sings on "Baby, It's Cold Outside". The album peaked at No. 14 on the Holiday Albums chart at ''Billboard'' magazine. Track listing Personnel Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – saxophones * Tom Schuman – pianos * Julio Fernández – guitars * Scott Ambush – basses * Bonny Bonnaparte – drums, vocals (5, 11) Additional musicians * Dave Samuels – vibraphone (3, 6) * Christine Ebersole – vocals (2) * Janis Siegel – vocals (5) Production * Dave Love – executive producer * Jay Beckenstein – producer * Spyro Gyra – arrangements * Kieran Paradis – engineer * Jeff Shreiner – engineer * Robert Harari – additional engineer * Mark Urselli – additional engineer * Doug Oberkircher – mixing * Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good To Go-Go
''Good to Go-Go'' is the 29th album by Spyro Gyra, released on June 12, 2007. This album has the first appearance by the drummer Bonny Bonaparte. ''Good to Go-Go'' peaked at No. 9 on the jazz album chart at ''Billboard'' magazine. Many songs on the album have been used on The Weather Channel's ''Local on the 8s'' segments. Track list # "Simple Pleasures" (Jay Beckenstein) – 5:50 # "Get Busy" (Tom Schuman) – 5:19 # "Jam Up" (Bonny Bonaparte) – 4:15 # "The Left Bank" (Beckenstein) – 5:40 # "Funkyard Dog" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:02 # "Along for the Ride" (Fernandez) – 6:45 # "Island Time" (Scott Ambush) – 6:23 # "Wassup!" (Schuman) – 4:45 # "Easy Street" (Beckenstein) – 5:02 # "A Winter Tale" (Beckenstein) – 6:34 # "Good to Go-Go" (Ambush) – 6:41 # "Newroses" (Beckenstein, Fernandez) – 6:46 Musicians Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – saxophones * Tom Schuman – keyboards * Julio Fernández – guitars * Scott Ambush – bass guitar * Bonny B – drums, per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrapped In A Dream
''Wrapped in a Dream'' is the twenty-eighth album by Spyro Gyra, recorded and released in 2006. The album peaked at No. 11 on the jazz album chart at ''Billboard'' magazine. Track listing Track listing and personnel credits from AllMusic Personnel Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, keyboards, percussion, vocals * Tom Schuman – keyboards * Julio Fernández – guitars * Scott Ambush – bass guitar, double bass Additional musicians * Ludwig Afonso – drums * Josh Dion – drums, percussion * Cyro Baptista – percussion * Dave Samuels – marimba, vibraphone * Eric Oliver – trombone * Nathan Eklund – trumpet Production * Spyro Gyra – producers * Chuck Loeb – producer * Dave Love – executive producer * Doug Oberkircher – engineer, mixing * Eric Carlinsky – engineer * Martin Walters – mixing * Phil Magnotti – mixing * Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American masterin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deep End (Spyro Gyra Album)
''The Deep End'' is the twenty-seventh album by Spyro Gyra, released on May 25, 2004. The album peaked at No. 3 on the jazz album chart at ''Billboard'' magazine. Critical reception Tom Hull dismissed the album as a "dud" in his "Jazz Consumer Guide" for ''The Village Voice'' in September 2004. In a commentary published on his website, he explained, "Spry funk, thick layers of guitar-keyb-sax that never let up, occasional tidbits of exotica, they don't aim for pablum, but they don't take risks either, so in the end they're as predictable as formula." Track listing # "Summer Fling" (Jeremy Wall) – 4:58 # "Eastlake Shuffle" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:02 # "Monsoon" (Jay Beckenstein) – 7:00 # "As You Wish" (Beckenstein) – 4:36 # "Joburg Jam" (Beckenstein) – 6:10 # "The Crossing" (Fernandez) – 7:17 # "Wiggle Room" (Scott Ambush) – 6:48 # "Wind Warriors" (Tom Schuman) – 6:15 # "In Your Arms" (Schuman) – 4:46 # "Chippewa Street" (Beckenstein) – 5:46 # "Beyond the Rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Cinema
''Original Cinema'' is the twenty-sixth album by Spyro Gyra, released on February 25, 2003. Allmusic entry for ''Original Cinema''.Retrieved September 2009. At ''Billboard'' magazine, the album peaked at No. 14 on the Jazz Albums chart. Track listing # "Bump It Up" ( Julio Fernández) - 4:52 # "Extrovertical" (Jay Beckenstein) - 6:21 # "Dream Sequence" (Beckenstein) - 5:01 # "Party of Seven" (Joel Rosenblatt, Bette Sussman) - 4:51 # "Big Dance Number" (Beckenstein) - 3:27 # "Close-Up" (Fernandez) - 3:47 # "Film Noir" (Beckenstein) - 6:12 # "Cape Town Love" (Beckenstein) - 5:17 # "Handheld" (Scott Ambush) - 4:01 # "Funky Tina" (Fernandez) - 5:17 # "Getaway" (Jeremy Wall) - 4:11 # "Calle Ocho" (Beckenstein) - 5:30 # "Flashback" (Beckenstein) - 3:36 Personnel Spyro Gyra * Jay Beckenstein – saxophones * Tom Schuman – keyboards * Julio Fernández – guitars * Scott Ambush – bass guitar * Joel Rosenblatt – drums Additional musicians * Dave Charles – percussion (1, 11) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads Up International
Heads Up International is a jazz record label that was formed in Cleveland, Ohio. It was bought by the Concord Music Group in 2005. History The label got its name from a jazz group that Dave Love formed while attending North Texas State University. After college, Love became musical director for Donald Byrd. Later, he recorded an album with his band and soprano saxophonist Dave Liebman. While trying to sell the album to record labels, he took a position as National Director of Sales & Marketing for Oxymoron P&D, where executives convinced him to start his own label with his album. Using Oxymoron for distribution, Love began Heads Up International in Seattle, Washington, in 1990. The label's first album was ''The Energy of the Chance'' by Dave Liebman. In 2000, Heads Up International merged with Telarc International Corporation. In 2005 the two companies were acquired by the Concord Music Group. The label's roster includes Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot, Fourplay, Mike Stern, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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