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Jenny Scheinman Brings the Experience of Awe
by Dean Nardi
Play your violin for us like that wild, joyful hippie girl. You who look as if you might have come from the steppes of Russia instead of the Lost Coast, a remote region of northern California prone to earthquakes and mudslides. You who galloped into school on a snorting mare, its hair used to string the bow you wave before grabbing the violin as if it were a chicken running around the coop. Roll your perpetually startled eyes at it, ...
Continue ReadingMark Masters, Devin Gray, Andrew Vogt & Jenny Scheinman
by Joe Dimino
Welcome to the 878th episode of Neon Jazz, where the sounds of jazz legends and fresh talent collide. We kick things off with veteran, award-winning artist Jenny Scheinman, delivering the rousing “Shutdown Stomp" from her brand-new 2024 release, All Species Parade. Next, we dive into new material from her frequent collaborator, guitar virtuoso Bill Frisell, with tracks from his latest album, Breaking the Shell. From there, a lineup of jazz stalwarts lights up the playlist: Devin Gray, Andrew Vogt, Amanda ...
Continue ReadingScheinman, Gray, Hargrove, Wellins & More
by Bob Osborne
There are all new releases on this edition with the standout album being from violinist Jenny Scheinman bringing together an A-List band for some outstanding music. There is previously unheard music from 1979 and 1998 as well as up to date music from USA, Canada, Japan and Ukraine.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Jenny Scheinman “Nocturne For 2020" from All Species Parade (Royalty Potato Family) 00:30 Devin Gray “Melt All The Guns" from Melt All The Guns II (Rataplan Records) ...
Continue ReadingJenny Scheinman: Jazz, Americana, and Finding Inspiration on the Lost Coast
by Steven Roby
In this episode of Backstage Sonoma, host Steve Roby interviews acclaimed violinist and composer Jenny Scheinman. Jenny shares insights into her latest album, All Species Parade, which is deeply influenced by her return to the remote Lost Coast of Humboldt County. She reflects on how reconnecting with nature and rural life, especially during the pandemic, has reshaped her musical direction. The conversation also explores the challenges of balancing her artistic career with motherhood and how the isolation of 2020 led ...
Continue ReadingChico Hamilton, Jenny Scheinman, and Weather Report
by Jerome Wilson
This show's eclectic playlist includes electric freakouts from Ray Russell and Jenny Scheinman, modern blues from Sarah Jane Morris, Fifties “cool jazz" from Chico Hamilton and Teddy Charles, and a large slice of 1971 Weather Report. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Ray Russell “All Through Over You / Nearer" from Secret Asylum (Reel Recordings) 1:01 Jenny Scheinman “The ...
Continue ReadingTodd Sickafoose: Bear Proof
by Vic Albani
Era dai fasti di Tiny Resistors (uscito nel 2008 per la Cryptogramophone dell'amico Jeff Gauthier e che invitiamo a riascoltare per la bellezza che lo ammanta) che il signor Todd Sickafoose non regalava al mondo un nuovo lavoro. Inneggiato da più voci quale coerente ed intelligentissimo musicista nonché compositore e produttore Sickafoose è stato talmente occupato da non avere avuto tempo per dilettarsi ancora una volta con l'idea che lo ha subito posto all'attenzione del mondo musicale sin ...
Continue ReadingTodd Sickafoose: Bear Proof
by Jerome Wilson
Bassist Todd Sickafoose released only one album as a leader prior to this one, Tiny Resistors, (Cryptogramophone, 2008). However, he has kept busy in the music world since then. He has extensively worked as a sideman and producer, including collaborating with singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, and he has orchestrated the Broadway musical, “Hadestown," winning a Tony award in the process. Now he is back with an album that reaffirms him as one of those musicians who are ostensibly based in jazz ...
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