Wall formed Spyro Gyra in the mid-1970s with classmate Jay Beckenstein. 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.
In the mid-1970s, Wall and Jay Beckenstein started Spyro Gyra. Despite both taking time off for education, they continued their band. Wall attended Columbia University while Beckenstein pursued his studies in Buffalo.