Jeremy Wall is a musician, and along with

Jay Beckenstein Jay Barnet Beckenstein (born May 14, 1951) is an American saxophonist, composer, producer, and the co-founder of the band Spyro Gyra. He owned BearTracks Studios in Suffern, New York. Music career Beckenstein was born in Long Island, New Yor ...

, was a founding member of the

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band

Spyro Gyra Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1974. The band's music combines jazz, R&B, funk, and pop music. The band's name comes from ''Spirogyra'', a genus of green algae which founder Jay Beckenstein ...

. He contributed to the group as a pianist, producer, and composer. He is currently an assistant professor in the Music Industry department at

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Background

Wall formed Spyro Gyra in the mid-1970s with classmate

. Although each took time off to attend college, the band stayed intact. Wall attended Columbia University, then moved to Buffalo where Beckenstein was attending college. Wall then moved to California to attend

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, graduating with a B.F.A. in Music Composition. He later received an M.M. in Studio Composition from

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in 2001. He has recorded extensively as producer, keyboardist, composer and arranger in all genres of music and has released over 70 of his own compositions. Wall has also been nominated for several Grammys as a producer, pianist and composer. His composition “Shakedown” was nominated for a Grammy award for “Best Pop Instrumental.” He was the featured soloist at the Shenandoah Bach Festival in 2004. Wall worked as an adjunct professor at both Ramapo and Purchase College before joining SUNY Oneonta, where he teaches courses relating to contemporary issues in the music industry and songwriting. He also leads the jazz funk band. These classes draw upon Wall's history with Spyro Gyra and his experience in the music industry.

Currently

Wall, along with the SUNY Oneonta Funk Band ensemble, often plays music on campus and in the surrounding area.

Discography

* ''Cool Running'' (Amherst, 1991) * ''Stepping Into the New World'' (Amherst, 1992) With

* 1978 ''

'' * 1979 ''

Morning Dance ''Morning Dance'' is the second album by the jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra. The album was released in 1979 and was certified gold by the RIAA on September 19, 1979, and was certified platinum on June 1, 1987. At ''Billboard'' magazine, the albu ...

'' * 1980 '' Catching the Sun'' * 1980 '' Carnaval'' * 1981 '' Freetime'' * 1982 ''

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'' * 1983 '' City Kids'' * 1984 '' Access All Areas'' * 1985 '' Alternating Currents'' * 1986 '' Breakout'' * 1987 ''

Stories Without Words ''Stories Without Words'' is the eleventh album by American jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra, released in 1987. At ''Billboard'' magazine, it reached No. 84 on the Top 200 Albums chart and No. 67 on the R&B Albums chart. Track listing # "Cayo Hues ...

'' * 1988 '' Rites of Summer'' * 1989 ''

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'' * 1990 ''

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'' * 1992 '' Three Wishes'' * 1993 '' Dreams Beyond Control'' * 1995 '' Love and Other Obsessions'' * 1996 ''

Heart of the Night ''Heart of the Night'' is the nineteenth album by the American jazz group Spyro Gyra, released in 1996 by GRP Records. Track listing # "Heart of the Night" (Jay Beckenstein) – 4:34 # "De La Luz" (Julio Fernandez) – 5:14 # "Westwood Moon" ...

'' * 1997 ''

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'' With

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* 1991 ''Brasil'' * 1991 ''Begin Sweet World'' * 1992 ''Hark!'' * 1995 ''Visions'' * 1994 ''Dreams'' * 1996 ''Spirits'' * 1998 ''Danza Latina'' * 1998 ''Open Sky'' * 2000 ''World Beat Bach'' With others * 1979 '' In a Temple Garden'',

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in America. Although Lateef's main instruments ...

(CTI) * 1980 ''Body Language'',

Patti Austin Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy ...

* 1989 ''The Complete Recordings'',

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* 1996 ''Imagine'',

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References

External links

SUNY Oneonta Music Department Bio
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