Is there another jazz musician alive who can rival Jenny Scheinman's razor-eyed, eerily poised, Sigourney Weaver-in-Aliens stage presence? Her Mischief & Mayhem quartet's mix of busy textures, driving rhythms, and wailing melodies fosters the feeling of imminent combustion. And when she cocks her fiddle to her chin, draws back her bow, and starts shredding along with her excellent bandmates—bassist Todd Sickafoose, drummer Jim Black, and Wilco guitarist Nels Cline—the result is beautiful havoc unleashed.
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