Leni Stern
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Magdalena Thora |
| Born | 28 April 1952 Munich, West Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, rock, fusion, world music |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, ngoni |
| Website | lenistern |
Leni Stern (born 28 April 1952) is a German jazz guitarist and singer.[1]
Early life
[edit]Stern was born Magdalena Thora, in Germany on 28 April 1952.[1] She was interested in music from an early age, beginning piano studies at the age of six and taking on the guitar a few years later.[1] She was an actress in Germany, including appearing on television, then enrolled at the Berklee College of Music in 1977.[1] She lived in Boston until 1980, then moved to New York.[1]
Later life and career
[edit]In 1983, she formed a band of her own with Paul Motian on drums and Bill Frisell on guitar.[2] Vocals became a more important part of her music from the 1997 release of Black Guitar.[1] She is married to guitarist Mike Stern.[2]
Discography
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- Clairvoyant (Passport Jazz, 1986)
- The Next Day (Passport Jazz, 1987)
- Secrets (Enja, 1989)
- Closer to the Light (Enja, 1990)
- Ten Songs (Lipstick, 1992)
- Like One (Lipstick, 1993)
- Words (Lipstick, 1995)
- Black Guitar (1997)
- Kindness of Strangers (Leni Stern, 2000)
- Finally the Rain Has Come (Leni Stern, 2002)
- When Evening Falls (Leni Stern, 2004)
- Love Comes Quietly (Leni Stern, 2006)
- Africa (Leni Stern, 2007)
- Alu Mayé (Have You Heard) (Leni Stern, 2007)
- Sa Belle Belle Ba (Leni Stern, 2010)
- Sabani (Leni Stern, 2012)
- Smoke, No Fire (Leni Stern, 2012)
- Jellel (Leni Stern, 2013)
- Dakar Suite (Leni Stern, 2016)
- 3 (Leni Stern, 2018)
- 4 (Leni Stern, 2020)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Yanow, Scott. "Leni Stern". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b Worsley, Jim (9 February 2018). "Leni Stern: Finally The Fame Has Come". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Leni Stern | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
External links
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