Sascha Ley

Sascha Ley (born 1967 in Saarbrücken ) is a German -Luxembourg actress, singer, songwriter and composer. She works and lives in Luxembourg.

Jazz

Ley studied singing in Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Saarbrücken, and Mumbai, India. Vocally as well as in her compositions, she moves between jazz, free improvisation, imaginary folklore and occasional flirtations with chanson and contemporary music.

Own projects:

• Sascha Ley & her band ( Jazz Quintet )
• Kalima ( jazz / world trio with Laia Genc - p; Anne Kaftan - ss, bcl )
• Sascha Ley & Natasha Gehl ( Sophisticated crossover duet with Natasha Gehl - akk )
• Sascha Ley & Laurent Payfert ( Deli Jazz Duo with Laurent Payfert - bass )

Spectacle

Ley plays since the beginning of her career in numerous German, French and English stage, film and television productions. Her acting repertoire ranges from classical to modern and from drama to comedy with special preference for ambiguous figures.

Discography

• Everything Within ( 2013 Neuklang )
• Kalima, Kalima (2010)
• Travelling Light, Sascha Ley (2007)
• Mutant standards, Garlicks feat. Sascha Ley (2001)
• Tonight: Lola Blau - live ( 1999)

Guest singer

• Stëbslong, De Läb (2011)
• D' Kees op to Klakken eraus, Tribute to Thierry van Werveke (2011)
• Jazzperiments, Claude Pauly (2002)
• Lightyears, Lingo (2000)
• Taboola rasa & Thierry van Werveke (1999)
• Dei Schnëss - chansons Putty Stone, Guy Schons (1993 )

Filmography

• 2014 Cosmo Drama ( Philippe Fernandez )
• 2014 Fever (directed by Elfi Mikesch )
• 2012 Hannah Arendt (directed by Margarethe von Trotta )
• 2010 Mano de Dios (directed by Adolf El Assal )
• 2010 The Hunters ( Director: Etienne Huet )
• 2009 Les lettres de Julia (directed by Isabelle Costantini )
• 2009 House of Boys (directed by Jean -Claude Schlim )
• 2009 Räuberinnen (directed by Carla Lia Monti )
• 2008 Time for New Heroes ( Director: Christan Neumann )
• 2007 You for Me (directed by Syrus Neshvad )
• 2006 Deep Frozen ( Director: Andy Bausch )
• 2004 Tatort ( Director: Hans -Christoph Blumenberg )
• 2004 La revanche ( Director: Andy Bausch )
• 2004 De nouvelles Davies ( Director: Stéphane Kurc )
• 2002 Twin sisters ( Director: Ben Sombogaart )
• 2000 C.Q. (Directed by Roman Coppola )
• 1999 Shadow of a Vampire (directed by E. Elias Merhige )
• 1998 8 ½ Women (directed by Peter Greenaway )
• 1997 Back in Trouble ( Director: Andy Bausch )
• 1995 Brazil / Unsent Letters ( Director: Andy Bausch )
• 1993 D' Sandauer ( Director: Christian Delcourt )

Awards

• 2009 Audience Award at the Festival d' Avignon Tremplins jazz, with Kalima
• 2005 Studio Hamburg European Shooting Star Award Berlinale 2005
• 2004 Best interpretation of "Songs For Life "