{"product_id":"jenny-scheinman-one-hundred-years-today","title":"Jenny Scheinman - One Hundred Years Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEarly in the recording of her evocative new album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Hundred Years Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, violinist and composer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJenny Scheinman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e turned to her band in the studio and exclaimed, \"More apocalyptic! This is end-of-times jazz!\" She had reconvened the superb, sensitively attuned ensemble first heard on her 2024 album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll Species Parade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: guitarists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBill Frisell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJulian Lage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, pianist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCarmen Staaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, bassist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTony Scherr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and drummer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKenny Wollesen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith seven new compositions in hand, largely inspired by her Palestinian Jewish grandmother's travels through Europe roughly a century ago, Scheinman and company were exploring emotional parallels between the years leading up to World War II and the present moment. She imagined the music flowing like a secret code passed between generations, a means of creating connection in times of upheaval.\" The phrase \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Hundred Years Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is really another way of saying eternity,\" Scheinman says. \"Every song is like a message in a bottle to a future generation, and at the same time the opening of a message from 100 years before.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlights include the wistful \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStars of the Lower Deck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" which evokes her grandparents' shipboard romance; the lively, swing- driven \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlive at the Kakadu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" inspired by the vibrant nightlife of Weimar-era Berlin; and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Edge of Dawn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\" which captures the growing shadow of war. \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurns the Wagon Wheel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" opens the album with an ardent groove and expansive improvisation, while \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDjango in America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" celebrates \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDjango Reinhardt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e's rebellious spirit and freedom from convention. The ethereal trio piece \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDream Beguine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" offers a moment of beauty and escape, and the closing \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo Many Moons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" serves as a tender expression of gratitude and remembrance. Through these seven compositions, Scheinman found poetic solace in the ways music and creativity offered a lifeline of hope, and even a means of organized resistance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In times of struggle, it's more important than ever to continue making music and art,\" Scheinman explains. \"It brings joy to the world, but can also let the powers that be know we are listening, and bearing witness.\" As Scheinman composed the album, she kept a quote from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLinda Ronstadt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e hanging on her wall. It reads: \"They sing so the subsequent generations won't forget what the current generation endured, or dreamed, or delighted in.\" Indeed, like a message in a bottle washed ashore, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Hundred Years Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exults in humanity's eternal need to dream, delight and, ultimately, endure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ROYAL POTATO RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60264290484569,"sku":"SDZ-55686","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60264290517337,"sku":"SDZ-55687","price":14.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-19_0e71d04d-501b-4ca5-bad7-d5e139aa657c.png?v=1793278485","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/jenny-scheinman-one-hundred-years-today","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}