Jazz Articles about Jenny Scheinman

Jenny Scheinman: Jenny Scheinman

by John Kelman
August 1, 2008

Those only familiar with Jenny Scheinman's two discs for Tzadik--The Rabbi's Lover (2002) and Shalagaster (2004)--may be taken aback by the violinist's leap into singer/songwriter turf on Jenny Scheinman. Others who've followed her work with Americana-centric guitarist Bill Frisell on albums including the sample-rich Unspeakable (Nonesuch, 2004) and the more compositionally focused History Mystery (Nonesuch, 2008) may find her covering material by Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits and Jimmy Reed to be far less of a stretch. And those who picked ...

Jenny Scheinman: Ready for Anything

by Celeste Sunderland
August 10, 2006

Something cosmic occurred while violinist Jenny Scheinman and guitarist Bill Frisell were in the studio last June recording Lucinda Williams' new album. While listening to the playback of a song called “Where Is My Love they locked eyes and simultaneously tapped a finger to their foreheads. “It was this mutual experience of hearing a sound we make together, uncompromised, in the context of a great song by somebody that we totally admire. A coming together of big forces across a ...

Jenny Scheinman: Touching Many Strings

by R.J. DeLuke
February 20, 2006

Jenny Scheinman, a violinist of eclectic style and taste, has been coming into her own in the music world; the jazz music world, if you will. This young woman, raised in an ultra rural section of California, now imbedded in the Big Apple, is full of music. She's also down to earth, and so are the sounds and ideas that spring from her mind and heart.

She comes off, in first encounter, as curious, open, and not afraid of taking ...

Jenny Scheinman: 12 Songs

by Michael McCaw
November 20, 2005

12 Songs is an album of imagination above all else. Like her frequent employer Bill Frisell (whom she employs here), Jenny Scheinman composes vignettes that frame a world for listeners to find comfort, not just through its distant familiarity, but with enough imaginative angularity to convert the most common hue of blue into a feathering peacock's rainbow of one simple color. And this world is truly more imaginative and vivacious than most jazz being produced today--whether it is concerned with ...

Jenny Scheinman: 12 Songs

by Sean Patrick Fitzell
October 20, 2005

The beguiling melodies draw listeners in. The lush instrumentation, evoking the parts of an orchestra, and vibrant ensemble playing hold their attention. Beautiful tunes with hints of humor and dedicated, unselfish performances coalesce on 12 Songs. The results satisfy deep, repeated listens and remain accessible enough to appeal to a wide audience without pandering. Earning notice in high profile gigs with guitarist Bill Frisell and singer Norah Jones, violinist Jenny Scheinman has emerged as an intriguing young ...

Jenny Scheinman: 12 Songs

by Jerry D'Souza
October 11, 2005

Jenny Scheinman has a gift for writing evocative music. She explores different genres and comes up with an interesting take on each, drawing the listener into the core of its spirit. There is more to this music than just the compositions. The musicians forge their own atmosphere, each divining the play in extrapolating the base. And then there is the instrumentation; each piece fits in perfectly, a seamless fusion that gives the throb and the pump to the final picture. ...

Jenny Scheinman: 12 Songs

by John Kelman
September 20, 2005

From the opening notes of 12 Songs, it becomes clear why Jenny Scheinman has been guitarist Bill Frisell's violinist of choice for the past couple of years. It's more than being a good player--although she's very, very good. It's more about a shared sensibility that allows for liberal cross-pollination of genres, and a less-is-more approach to soloing--that is, when there even is soloing. For Scheinman, like Frisell, the song's the thing. And while both players are more than capable of ...