Jenny Scheinman

Jenny Scheinman
Scheinman at the Austin City Limits Festival, 2008
Background information
Born	8 June 1979 (1979-06-08) Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Origin	Petrolia, California United States
Genres	Jazz, country, folk
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, record producer
Instruments	Vocalist, Violin
Website	Jenny Scheinman's Website

Jenny Scheinman is an accomplished violinist. Renowned as a jazz violinist, she has credits with artists in many genres. She has collaborated and played with Linda Perry, Norah Jones, Nels Cline, Lou Reed, Ani Difranco, Bruce Cockburn, Aretha Franklin, Lucinda Williams, Bono, and Bill Frisell and has produced several critically acclaimed CDs of her own including one of the Top Ten Albums of 2005 by the New York Times. 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 programing.

She grew up in Petrolia, California, a remote area of Humboldt County near Cape Mendocino and currently resides in New York City.

She is the niece of robotics pioneer Victor Scheinman.

Discography

• Live at Yoshi's (Avant, 2000)
• The Rabbi's Lover (Tzadik, 2002)
• Shalagaster (Tzadik, 2004)
• Crossing the Field (Koch, 2008)
• Jenny Scheinman (Koch, 2008)

With Ani DiFranco

• Red Letter Year (Righteous Babe, 2008)

With Bill Frisell

• The Intercontinentals (Nonesuch, 2003)
• Unspeakable (Nonesuch, 2004)
• Richter 858 (Songlines, 2005)
• History, Mystery (Nonesuch, 2008)
• Disfarmer (Nonesuch, 2009)
• All We Are Saying (Savoy Jazz, 2011)

With Christian McBride

• Live at Tonic (Ropeadope, 2006)

With Madeleine Peyroux

• Standing on the Rooftop (Decca, 2011)

With Lucinda Williams

• West (Lost Highway, 2007)

External links

• Jenny Scheinman's Website
• 2008 interview w/State of Mind
• NPR June 10, 2008