Jenny Scheinman Bridges Genres With Violin

[mjzee]

Jenny Scheinman, a violinist, singer and composer who performed recently at the Village Vanguard, has crafted distinctive careers in two contrasting musical genres, progressing in both at an impressive pace....

July 21 saw the debut of Ms. Scheinman’s latest instrumental group at the Village Vanguard, where she performed through July 26. The band features Myra Melford on piano and harmonium, Doug Wieselman on clarinet and bass clarinet, and Rudy Royston on drums. Ms. Scheinman said the lineup’s absence of a bass appealed to her—not only highlighting the lower tones of the piano, the bass drum and bass clarinet, but allowing the bass’s timekeeping responsibilities to rotate among the band members.

Full article here: WSJ

[jlhoots]

I heard her with Boom Tic Boom.

Very good.

[BFrank]

I've never seen her live, but she's definitely someone to pay attention to. Jenny seems to have a wide range of interests and gets involved in some interesting collaborations.