Cynthia Sayer | |
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 Sketch at Jazz in Marciac festival, France | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 20, 1962 Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 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
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