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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 York, to a Jewish family. His mother, Lorraine, was an opera singer and his father, Leonard, loved jazz and introduced him to Charlie Parker and Lester Young when he was a baby. He started playing the piano at age five... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jay Beckenstein first charted in 1978 with Shaker Song.The artist placed 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US AC the artist achieved 1 number‑one.