Cynthia Sayer "the Banjo Show" at Joe's Pub

CYNTHIA SAYER, the internationally celebrated jazz banjoist, will lead her all-star quartet in "The Banjo Show" at Joe's Pub at the Public in a rare New York City concert appearance on Friday, March 7 at 7:00 PM. The founding member of Woody Allen's jazz band, who honed her virtuoso chops playing with many legendary artists, is on a mission to popularize the 4-string banjo, the cultured cousin of the familiar 5-string bluegrass banjo. Sayer's vocals are divine and her banjo a driving force of nature - "think Django Reinhardt meets Bela Fleck" - as she swings her audience through the colorful story and surprising range of what the 4-string can do, including hot jazz, tango, Great American Songbook, vaudeville, classical, roots music and more. Joe's Pub at the Public located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan....

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CYNTHIA SAYER, the internationally celebrated jazz banjoist, will lead her all-star quartet in "The Banjo Show" at Joe's Pub at the Public in a rare New York City concert appearance on Friday, March 7 at 7:00 PM. The founding member of Woody Allen's jazz band, who honed her virtuoso chops playing with many legendary artists, is on a mission to popularize the 4-string banjo, the cultured cousin of the familiar 5-string bluegrass banjo. Sayer's vocals are divine and her banjo a driving force of nature - "think Django Reinhardt meets Bela Fleck" - as she swings her audience through the colorful story and surprising range of what the 4-string can do, including hot jazz, tango, Great American Songbook, vaudeville, classical, roots music and more. Joe's Pub at the Public located at 425 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.

Accompanying Sayer for "The Banjo Show" will be Dennis Litchtman on clarinet and violin (Vince Giordano, Noam Pikelny), Jared Engel on string bass (Tony Trischka, Abigail Washburn), Larry Eagle on drums (Springsteen's Seeger Sessions Band, Andy Statman), and some surprises...

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