Cynthia Sayer: It's Hot Banjo Time
Get ready for a fun, upbeat evening with Cynthia Sayer and her Quartet's fresh take on Hot Jazz, American Songbook, tango, popular favorites, and more! Celebrated instrumentalist/vocalist/bandleader Cynthia is praised for her "drive and virtuosity" by The New York Times and for bringing the swinging sounds of jazz banjo, the original fretted instrument of jazz, to concert and festival audiences worldwide. The newest winner of the prestigious Steve Martin Banjo Prize and an American Banjo Hall of Famer, Sayer is a banjo master whose virtuoso playing, engaging vocals, exceptional presence and entertaining anecdotes make for a memorable and joyful evening! Sayer can be heard on feature film and TV soundtracks, has appeared on numerous national TV and radio shows, performed at The White House, played with The New York Philharmonic and The New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, and is a longtime founding member of Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band. She has played with leading jazz, popular, and roots music artists including Bucky Pizzarelli, Dick Hyman, Les Paul, Marvin Hamlisch, Andy Statman, Wynton Marsalis, Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, Vince Giordano, Scott Robinson, Ken Peplowski, and many others. She is also an avid educator with a long track record of workshops, lecture/demos, and educational programming for all ages. Cynthia will be joined by Greg Nielsen on trombone, Alejandro Arenas on string bass, and David Pruyn on drums. Be sure to get your tickets early for this always-popular show!
Be sure to get your tickets early for this always-popular show!
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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2825444-0
