Leni Stern (born 28 April 1952) is a German jazz guitarist and singer.[1]
Early life
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
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]
