Jazz Banjo Concert at Lemon Bay Playhouse February 21, 2009

As part of its effort to bring a variety of performances to Englewood and the surrounding community, Lemon Bay Playhouse has scheduled a unique jazz concert by Cynthia Sayer for Saturday, February 21, at 7:30 PM. She will be performing with Bob Switzer on trumpet and Mark Neuenschwander on string bass.

Cynthia Sayer is internationally acclaimed as one of the leading jazz banjoists, and is also known for her vocal, entertaining and multi-instrumental talents. Ms. Sayer has worked with such artists as Woody Allen, Dick Hyman, Milt Hinton, Bill Cosby, George Segal, Wynton Marsalis, Les Paul, Odetta, Marvin Hamlisch, Bucky Pizzarelli, Kenny Davern, Dick Wellstood, Bob Wilber, Doc Cheatham, Warren Vaché, Ken Peplowski, and many others. She tours regularly and is featured in concert and at festivals worldwide.

Cynthia is a 10+ year veteran of Woody Allen’s New Orleans Jazz Band, on piano & vocals. She appears in "Wild Man Blues," the award-winning feature film documentary about Woody Allen and the band on tour in Europe. She was the banjoist with the New York Philharmonic performances of "Rhapsody In Blue." Cynthia performed for two USA Presidents (once at the White House), in concerts at Carnegie Hall, with the New York Philharmonic, and at the Metropolitan Opera House, performing in a Twyla Tharp production for the American Ballet Theater. Cynthia co-starred in "The New Spike Jones Show," as featured in People Magazine and The Wall Street Journal’s front page. On the lighter side, she is the subject of a Trivial Pursuit game question (90's Edition), plus was the official banjoist for The New York Yankees.

Tickets, at only $15 each, are available online at www.lemonbayplayhouse.com and at the Lemon Bay Playhouse Box Office, 96 W Dearborn Street, Englewood, phone (941) 475-6756.

Official Website: http://lemonbayplayhouse.com/Currentschedule.htm#sayer