Results for "Jenny Scheinman"

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Violinist Jenny Scheinman Interviewed at All About Jazz...And More!

February 27, 2012

It's often the case that the most interesting music is made by musicians with a broad musical palette and openness to new paths and horizons. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman certainly qualifies in both regards. Equally at home playing folk tunes or working in essentially modern jazz setups, Scheinman also jumps at the chance to play with classical ...

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Jenny Scheinman: Some Serious Mischief

by Ian Patterson
February 27, 2012

It's often the case that the most interesting music is made by musicians with a broad musical palette and openness to new paths and horizons. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman certainly qualifies in both regards. Equally at home playing folk tunes or working in essentially modern jazz setups, Scheinman also jumps at the chance to play with classical ...

Article: Album Review

Jenny Scheinman: Mischief & Mayhem

by Jack Huntley
February 27, 2012

Violinist Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem fires on all cylinders. Everything works--from arrangements to overall track cohesion, from the music's fertile energy to the musician's creative interplay, and from the quality of sound engineering to the ingeniously accomplished album art--making this a near-flawless package of musical craftsmanship. Mischief & Mayhem indeed, as the album is nothing ...

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Ali Farka Touche

February 27, 2012

Album: Mischief & Mayhem
By Jenny Scheinman
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Duration: 4:31

Video

Set Opener at Le Poissone Rouge, New York City

Featuring the music of Jenny Scheinman
Duration: 6:47
February 27, 2012

Jenny Scheinman opens her 2012 gig during New York City's Winterfest with music from her then-forthcoming recording, Mischief & Mayhem (Self Produced, 2012). Featuring guitarist Nels Cline, bassist Todd Sickafoose and drummer Jim Black, Mischief & Mayhem raises the bar on the violinist's already fine career, and this live clip demonstrates why.

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Jeff Gauthier: Open

by Ian Patterson
January 3, 2012

Violinist Jeff Gauthier has been a leading figure in cutting-edge jazz on the West Coast since the mid-'70s. As a leader, he's produced half a dozen compelling works with his band of 20 years, The Jeff Gauthier Goatette. Open Source (Cryptogramophone, 2011) finds the quartet grown to a quintet, with trumpeter John Fumo bringing added fire ...

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Bill Frisell: All We Are Saying...

by Ian Patterson
December 21, 2011

Thirty-one years after John Lennon's murder there's no sign of his influence waning. Guitarist Bill Frisell adds personal tribute to the singer/songwriter/activist on All We Are Saying..., the year after vigils and tribute concerts were held to honor Lennon's 70th birthday from Liverpool to New York and everywhere in between. In Iceland, Yoko Ono lit a ...

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Bill Frisell: All We Are Saying...

by John Kelman
September 20, 2011

If there's any sign that Bill Frisell's move to Savoy was a good one, it's the release of All We Are Saying..., which makes three albums from the veteran guitarist in just thirteen months. Frisell left two decades at Nonesuch to be able to release more than one album a year, in order to keep up ...

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Madeleine Peyroux Unveils Compelling New Album "Standing On The Rooftop"

May 22, 2011

For her new album Standing On The Rooftop (6/14, Emarcy/Decca), multi-platinum vocalist Madeleine Peyroux teamed up with an all-star lineup-including pianist Allen Toussaint and bassist Me'shell Ndegeocello-to explore a rootsy new sound. In addition to Toussaint and Ndegeocello, the record features contributions from guitar iconoclast Marc Ribot (Tom Waits, Elvis Costello), drummer Charley Drayton (Neil Young, ...

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Bill Frisell: Sign of Life - Music for 858 Quartet

by John Kelman
April 25, 2011

Bill FrisellSign of Life: Music for 858 QuartetSavoy Jazz2011 Bill Frisell fans attending the 2010 Ottawa International Jazz Festival were given a rare opportunity to catch two groups, for whom the guitarist was planning releases in the coming months: his new Beautiful Dreamers trio, a couple months ...