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How To Like Jazz, For The Uninitiated

January 5, 2020 • Want to start the new year with some new music? Weekend Edition has you covered with a new genre every week this month.

How To Like Jazz, For The Uninitiated

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Jenny Scheinman Reaches Out To Her Father In Song

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Music Interviews

Jenny Scheinman Reaches Out To Her Father In Song

June 13, 2014 • Scheinman says that since writing and performing The Littlest Prisoner's "Just a Child," the song has "really transformed" her relationship with her father.

Jenny Scheinman Reaches Out To Her Father In Song

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The Checkout: Live

Tiny Resistors: Live In Concert

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March 21, 2013 • When he gets to lead the band, the bicoastal bassist Todd Sickafoose writes lushly textured, slowly developing music for a unique instrumental ensemble. Hear them lift the lid on unreleased tunes.

Tiny Resistors: Live From 92Y Tribeca

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First Listen

Exclusive First Listen: Bill Frisell, 'Disfarmer'

July 13, 2009 • Mike Disfarmer was a small-town Arkansas eccentric who disowned his family and its lifestyle. He was also an incredible portrait photographer. Now, jazz guitarist Bill Frisell has assembled a 21st-century string band to record an album inspired by Disfarmer's work.

Concerts

Rodney Crowell, Jenny Scheinman In Concert

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August 22, 2008 • Singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell is often associated with country music, but his songs have a much wider reach, spanning rock, folk, swing and bluegrass. Hear Crowell and opening act Jenny Scheinman perform live in concert from WXPN and World Café Live in Philadelphia.

Rodney Crowell, Jenny Scheinman In Concert

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Jenny Scheinman Makes a Vocal Debut

June 10, 2008 • Scheinman is an in-demand violinist who's appeared with Aretha Franklin, Bill Frisell and Lou Reed. She also plays classical music with string quartets and orchestras, and has released many albums of instrumental jazz. But her latest album, Jenny Scheinman, features her singing.

Jenny Scheinman Makes a Vocal Debut

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Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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August 5, 2012 • The two long-time bandmates have both developed reputations for flexibility — for being able to collaborate with anyone. Their violin-and-guitar duo performance finds them alone together on stage.

Jenny Scheinman & Bill Frisell, Live In Concert: Newport Jazz 2012

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Jenny Scheinman's 'Mayhem' Hard To Pin Down

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Jenny Scheinman's 'Mayhem' Hard To Pin Down

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April 18, 2012 • Scheinman's quartet features players raised on and accustomed to performing all kinds of music.

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Jenny Scheinman: The Right Amount Of 'Mayhem'

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Jenny Scheinman: The Right Amount Of 'Mayhem'

February 25, 2012 • The versatile violinist is as well-known for backing the likes of Norah Jones and Lucinda Williams as she is for her many solo projects. On her new album, Scheinman leads a band of creative risk-takers that includes guitarist Nels Cline of Wilco.

Jenny Scheinman: The Right Amount Of 'Mayhem'

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Jenny Scheinman's Mischief And Mayhem: Live At The Village Vanguard

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August 17, 2011 • The violinist is one of the most versatile musicians working today — she collaborates with Bill Frisell, Norah Jones and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, among others. Her newest band is in this live recording.

Jenny Scheinman's Mischief And Mayhem: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Jenny Scheinman: Live At The Village Vanguard

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Live At The Village Vanguard

Jenny Scheinman: Live At The Village Vanguard

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October 29, 2008 • The violinist, composer and occasional country singer has long been developing a rich, earthy take on American music, filtered through adventurous jazz sensibilities.

Jenny Scheinman Quartet in Concert at the Village Vanguard - 10/29/2008

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