Brooklyn violinist Jenny Scheinman straddles the New York avant jazz and roots-pop music scenes. She plays with guitarist Bill Frisell and guests on albums by Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams and Sean Lennon. Last month, she released two albums that encompass her yin and yang: The jazz instrumental record Crossing The Field, and Jenny Scheinman, her debut vocal album, which is an eye opener. It begins with "I Was Young When I Let Home," a trad folk blues arranged by Bob Dylan, and mixes in tunes by Williams, Tom Waits and the great Mississippi John Hurt with originals like the haunting narrative "Newspaper Angels" that hold up quite nicely, thank you. Scheinman's still coming into her own as a singer, but she knows how to wield her transparent voice with understated subtlety, and Jenny Scheinman's a graceful, gorgeous record. She'll be singing at the Tin Angel tonight.
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