"Layne, Cynthia"@en . "American musician" . "solo_singer" . . "Cynthia Layne"@en . "1990Z"^^ . "2015Z"^^ . "1963Z"^^ . . "2015Z"^^ . . . "1963-02-27Z"^^ . "Cynthia Layne (February 27, 1963 \u2013 January 18, 2015) was an American contemporary jazz vocalist. Layne described her music as \"soothing to the soul...a mix of groove based R&B with strong jazz undertones.\"She performed on stages around the world singing in a multitude of styles. Layne went beyond genre to find something of herself in any music. Cynthia got her start hanging out in clubs and sitting in with local bands."@en . . "2015-01-18Z"^^ .