Jenny Scheinman is a jazz violinist. She has produced several critically acclaimed solo albums, including 12 Songs, named one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by The New York Times. She has played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, Lou Reed, Ani Difranco, Bruce Cockburn, Aretha Franklin, Lucinda Williams, Bono, Bill Frisell, the Hot Club of San Francisco, and Allison Miller.[1]
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Jenny Scheinman | |
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![]() Scheinman at the Austin City Limits Festival, 2008 | |
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Born | (1973-05-17) 17 May 1973 (age 49) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, country, folk |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Violin |
Labels | Avant, Tzadik, Cryptogramophone |
Website | www |
In 2008 Scheinman released a self-titled vocal album. She has also played with her friend, Sean Lennon, on the Late Show with David Letterman.[2] Her playing is frequently used as soundbed for NPR programming. Her album Mischief & Mayhem features guitarist Nels Cline, drummer Jim Black, and bassist Todd Sickafoose
She grew up in Petrolia, California, a remote area of Humboldt County near Cape Mendocino. She is the niece of robotics pioneer Victor Scheinman and the granddaughter of Telford Taylor, chief prosecutor at the United States war crimes trials at Nuremberg.
With Ani DiFranco
With Bill Frisell
With Eyvind Kang
With Christian McBride
With Allison Miller
With Madeleine Peyroux
With Rova Saxophone Quartet
With Lucinda Williams
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