Upcoming Projects

Support Jenny Scheinman’s New Album Recording

Violinist, composer, and bandleader Jenny Scheinman is recording a new jazz album with her All Species Parade band — Bill Frisell, Carmen Staaf, Tony Scherr, and Kenny Wollesen, with special guests. Recording begins this December, with a release planned for fall 2026.

After self-funding eleven previous albums, Scheinman is inviting listeners to help fund this next recording, a $25,000 campaign covering studio time, mixing, mastering, artwork, and production. In a time when music is often consumed for free while creation costs rise, the project helps sustain not only musicians but the broader community of engineers, designers, promoters, and craftspeople who make live music possible.

Developed through her Field Notes shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the new record explores cycles of human history—how art and music endure through change and constraint. It draws on stories of Scheinman’s Jewish grandmother in 1930s Europe, the wild cabaret scene of Berlin’s Kakadu, Django Reinhardt, and the origins of jazz as a declaration of freedom and humanity.

This is Scheinman’s first public fundraising effort. Contributions of $40 or more will receive a limited-edition CD as a thank-you. Every donation directly supports the recording and the artists who bring it to life.