Jazz Articles

Jeff Silverbush: Grandma Mickey

by Nic Jones
April 29, 2006

For entirely practical reasons, it's difficult to overcome a sense of frustration with this music. Silverbush and his compadres work through a programme of his original compositions, all of which have character, and trombonist Jacob Garchik in particular is a soloist to listen out for--listen to “Bittern And Pintail," where he combines some of the rambunctious qualities of Ray Anderson with the feel of Radu Malfatti. However, this seven-minute track clocks in as the longest by some distance, and the ...