Sascha Ley (born September 13, 1967 in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

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) is a German-

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ish singer, songwriter, composer, actress and producer, best known for her work in the

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

genre. Ley studied in

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and in

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, India.All About Jazz
/ref> She began in the early 1990s working for theatre and film. In 2005 she was awarded as “Studio Hamburg European Shooting Star” for Luxembourg at the Berlin Film Festival

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.Maskenada
/ref> In summer 2009, Sascha Ley's trio ''Kalima'' wins the Audiences Choice Award (Prix du public) at the festival Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon in France. Sascha Ley is based in Luxembourg and performs internationally.

References

External links

Official Website
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