Cynthia Sayer | |
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Background information | |
Born | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 20, 1962
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
Instrument(s) | Banjo, vocals |
Years active | 1979–present |
Labels | Jazzology |
Website |
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Cynthia Nan Sayer (born May 20, 1962) is an American jazz banjoist, singer and a founding member of Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band.
A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, Sayer spent her early childhood in Wayland, Massachusetts and the remainder of her youth in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. [1] She played piano from the age of six through her college years and also studied viola, drums, guitar, and banjo. [2] She graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2016. [3] She sang in school and community theater and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College with a degree in English. [2] Sayer has worked with Woody Allen, Milt Hinton, Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, George Segal, Dick Wellstood, the New York Philharmonic, and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. [2]
With the New York Banjo Ensemble
Cynthia Sayer | |
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![]() Sketch at Jazz in Marciac festival, France | |
Background information | |
Born | Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 20, 1962
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
Instrument(s) | Banjo, vocals |
Years active | 1979–present |
Labels | Jazzology |
Website |
www |
Cynthia Nan Sayer (born May 20, 1962) is an American jazz banjoist, singer and a founding member of Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band.
A native of Waltham, Massachusetts, Sayer spent her early childhood in Wayland, Massachusetts and the remainder of her youth in Scotch Plains, New Jersey. [1] She played piano from the age of six through her college years and also studied viola, drums, guitar, and banjo. [2] She graduated from Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2016. [3] She sang in school and community theater and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College with a degree in English. [2] Sayer has worked with Woody Allen, Milt Hinton, Dick Hyman, Bucky Pizzarelli, George Segal, Dick Wellstood, the New York Philharmonic, and The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. [2]
With the New York Banjo Ensemble