| 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]
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]
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]
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