Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency Concert: Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade!
Jenny Scheinman - violin Carmen Staaf - piano Tony Scherr - bass Kenny Wollesen - drums TBA - Guitar
Friday, November 6th, 2026 7:00 PM The Orpheum Theatre, Galesburg, IL Free and open to the public
The fourteenth annual Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency culminates in a concert at the historic Orpheum Theatre, featuring the Mirza Resident artists Jenny Scheinman’s All Species Parade, the Knox Jazz Ensemble and the Cherry St Combo.
World-Renowned Jazz on the Illinois Prairie
The Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency at Knox College brings world-renowned jazz artists to campus for a week of intensive and collaborative jazz activities with Knox College students, culminating in a free public concert at the historic Orpheum Theatre.
The Jerome Mirza Foundation supports programs in education and the arts and was created by a bequest from Jerome Mirza, an attorney who served as president of the Illinois State Bar Association and Illinois Trial Lawyers Association. Mirza was a passionate jazz aficionado, and Knox College is pleased to have this opportunity to honor his memory by sharing the love of jazz with the campus and Galesburg communities. Mirza's daughter, Candace Mirza of Wilmette, Illinois, is a 1981 Knox graduate.
About the artist
Jenny Scheinman is an acclaimed violinist and composer celebrated for a singular American sound that blends jazz, blues, folk, gospel, and country into what The New York Times calls “plainspoken beauty.” A longtime fixture of New York’s jazz and creative music scenes, Scheinman returned in 2012 to her native Humboldt County, California, where her work has taken on an expansive, place-driven voice.
Her recent projects include Here on Earth, Parlour Game (with drummer Allison Miller), and The Littlest Prisoner (with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade), all praised for their emotional depth and lyrical clarity. Her latest and most ambitious work, All Species Parade, is a sweeping, all-original suite inspired by California’s Lost Coast—music that evokes awe, fragility, and the interconnectedness of the natural world.
The recording features an extraordinary ensemble including Bill Frisell, Julian Lage, Nels Cline, Carmen Staaf, Tony Scherr, and Kenny Wollesen, All Species Parade unfolds in long, immersive forms, encouraging the musicians to “spill over the edges” and create a richly layered, ever-evolving soundscape. Scheinman describes it as “nature worship music—something alive, powerful, and constantly changing.”
In addition to her work as a leader, Scheinman has collaborated with artists ranging from Jason Moran and Brian Blade to Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, and Ani DiFranco. She appears on the original cast recording of Hadestown and has composed scores for film and multimedia performance.
On November 6, 2026, the Jerome Mirza Jazz Residency presents Jenny Scheinman's All Species Parade in concert!
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