Jazz Articles about George Ricci

Zarek Silberschmidt: Rips and Tears

by Richard J Salvucci
June 9, 2024

It is reasonable to suppose that a recording like this might have a limited audience, although “adventurous" might be a better choice of words. Zarek Silberschmidt is a virtuoso acoustic guitarist, familiar to audiences in Switzerland and Germany, and a disciple of Django Reinhardt, even if some Chet Atkins seems to slip in as well. George Ricci plays both clarinet and saxophone, although here his playing is restricted to clarinet, albeit of various persuasions. Sometimes Ricci does “klezmer meets Country ...