Cynthia Layne (February 27, 1963 – January 18, 2015) was an American
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
and
neo soul
Neo soul (sometimes called progressive soul) is a genre of popular music. As a term, it was coined by music industry entrepreneur Kedar Massenburg during the late 1990s to market and describe a style of music that emerged from soul and contempo ...
singer. Layne performed around the world singing in many styles. She signed with
Indianapolis
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jazz label
Owl Studios
Owl Studios is a jazz record label founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2005. In 2013 the label was sold and renamed Owl Music Group.
History Founding
Owl Studios was started in 2005 by Al Hall, an Indianapolis businessman, to promote local jazz ...
in 2006. She worked with
Rob Dixon
Rob Dixon is an American jazz saxophonist.
A native of Atlanta, Dixon went to Indiana University where he came under the influence of the renowned jazz educator David Baker. After moving to New York in 1996, he began gigging around town with ...
and Reggie Bishop.
She died of
breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...
at the age of 51 on January 18, 2015.
Discography
*''In Due Time'' (2001)
*''Reality'' (2004)
*''
Beautiful Soul'' (
Owl, 2007)
References
External links
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African-American women singer-songwriters
American women jazz singers
American jazz singers
2015 deaths
Owl Studios artists
1963 births
21st-century African-American women singers
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