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PREVIEW Jenny Scheinman's Mischief and Mayhem
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Monday November 29, 2010
From Jazz Police
“Mischief and Mayhem” Abound at the Walker with Jenny Scheinman on December 2nd
By: Andrea Canter
“Expect pure magic from the alchemical mixture of folk-influenced avant-jazz compositions, droning soundscapes, and exuberant, rock-infused improvisations.” —New Yorker
“Mischief and Mayhem,” the name of violinist/vocalist Jenny Scheinman’s quartet, aptly describes the music and the musicians. On December 2nd at the Walker’s McGuire Theater, Scheinman, acclaimed across American folk/country/rock/jazz genres, brings together artists renowed for their improvisational, hard-to-classify chops—Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Ani DeFranco’s “secret weapon” bassist Todd Sickafoose, and futuristic drummer Jim Black.
Scheinman says she grew up “in the western most house in the continental United States,” the daughter of folk musicians. She studied classical piano and violin, more focused on the piano but also learning fiddling, and gaining broad experience through chamber music workshops, Interlochen summer programs, fiddle festivals and a dance/theater company. Scheinman attended Oberlin before moving on to UC Berkeley, where she earned a degree in English Literature. But she decided to dive headlong into jazz, joining the Hot Club of San Francisco and later working around the Bay Area with John Schottand Ben Goldberg, the Rova Saxophone Quartet, and violinist/singer Carla Kihlstedt in various new music ensembles, as well as with the avant-rock band Charming Hostess. Still in California, Scheinman formed her own bands and led the Django Project, giving modern interpretations to Reinhardt’s music.
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