Jenny Scheinman


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.
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. 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.

Discography

Live at Yoshi's The Rabbi's Lover Shalagaster 12 Songs Crossing the Field Jenny Scheinman Mischief & Mayhem The Littlest Prisoner Here on Earth All Species Parade
With Ani DiFrancoRed Letter Year Allergic To Water
With Bill FrisellThe Intercontinentals Unspeakable Richter 858 History, Mystery Disfarmer Sign of Life: Music for 858 Quartet All We Are Saying The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved Big Sur
With Eyvind KangThe Narrow Garden
With Christian McBrideLive at Tonic
With Allison MillerBoom Tic Boom No Morphine, No Lilies Otis Was a Polar Bear Glitter Wolf Parlour Game
With Madeleine PeyrouxStanding on the Rooftop
With Marta TöpferováSueño Verde (Green Dream) La Marea Flor Nocturna
With Lou Reed and MetallicaLulu (Lou Reed and [Metallica album)|Lulu]
With Rova Saxophone QuartetElectric Ascension
With Lucinda Williams