4, by Leni Stern

4

by Leni Stern

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1.	Lambar 03:48	buy track
2.	Amadeus 04:58	buy track
3.	Serrer 05:58	buy track
4.	Miu 04:18	buy track
5.	Japalema 05:04	buy track
6.	Chartwell 03:28	buy track
7.	Habib 05:21	buy track
8.	Zamba 264 05:41	buy track

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Guitarist-vocalist Leni Stern – dubbed “a genre-defying adventurer” by Guitar Player magazine – has been on an evolutionary road over the past decade-plus, fusing her long-honed contemporary jazz sound with a deeply felt exploration of West African styles. The Munich-born New Yorker’s transatlantic journey has yielded a fresh, personal idiom, one where progressive virtuosity blends seamlessly with age-old folk traditions. Leni’s trio – featuring the kindred-spirit rhythm section of bassist Mamadou Ba and percussionist Alioune Faye, both natives of Senegal – released the albums 3 in 2018 and Jelell in 2013, along with figuring into the expansive cast of her Dakar Suite of 2016. Now the trio has become a quartet with the addition of Argentinean keyboardist Leo Genovese, a highly regarded talent on the New York scene as both a leader and as a collaborator with the likes of Esperanza Spalding and Jack DeJohnette. Leni’s new album – aptly titled 4 – showcases the crystalline guitar, West African rhythms and multilingual songs that listeners know from her recent releases, with Leo’s improvisational fire and hints of South American lyricism added to the mix. The album comprises five new compositions by Leni (including the beautiful, lullaby-like gem “Chartwell”), two by Leo (“Japalema” being an album highlight) and one by Mamadou (“Habib,” which includes a guest solo by Leni’s husband, fusion guitar hero Mike Stern). Brimming with joyous melody and groove, 4 could be Leni Stern’s most irresistible album yet.

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released June 19, 2020

Leni Stern: vocals, guitar, n’goni
Leo Genovese: keys
Mamadou Ba: bass
Alioune Faye: percussion
Mike Stern: guest guitar on "habib"

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Leni Stern New York, New York

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May 11

Alte Stallhalle

Rottweil, Germany

discography

Dance

Jun 2021
4

Jun 2020
Dakar Suite

May 2016
Jelell (sampler stream)

Nov 2013
Smoke, No Fire

Oct 2012
Sabani

Aug 2011
Blue Cloud

May 1993

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