Violinist Jenny Scheinman grew up in Northern California, studied at Oberlin Conservatory, and in New York with Gerald Beal. Aside from being a member of Frisell’s Unspeakable Orchestra and his 858 Quartet, she was in The Intercontinentals, appearing on the Grammy-nominated album of the same name. She also performs in Frisell’s trios with Ron Miles and Greg Leisz.

Scheinman leads a number of her own groups with constantly fluctuating guests and works frequently with Madeleine Peyroux, Marc Ribot, Vinicius Cantuaria, and Scott Amendola. She has played with Aretha Franklin, Norah Jones, Myra Melford, Nels Cline, John Zorn, among others. Her own recordings include 12 Songs, Shalagaster, The Rabbi’s Lover, Live at Yoshi’s, The Django Project, and Giant Trio.

Scheinman also appears on a new album by Lucinda Williams as well as a number of CDs produced by Lee Townsend with singers Cantuaria (from Brazil), Shweta Jhaveri (from India), Gabriela (from Argentina), and fellow Californian Paul Sprawl. She first played with Frisell on Gabriela’s recording Viento Rojo. Early in her career she lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area and currently lives in New York City.