Silence Sounds presents Joe Policastro Trio

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SILENCE SOUNDS
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Silence Sounds presents Joe Policastro Trio on Tuesday, Nov. 13. An intimate concert of original music, select jazz, and unique interpretations of popular music:
    •    Doors 7:30 p.m.
    •    Concert at 8 p.m.
    •    $15 at the door

While firmly rooted in jazz, the Chicago-based band’s open-minded, inclusive nature also brings rock, pop, old-school funk, soul, Brazilian, and free improvisation to the surface while still keeping the aesthetic of an acoustic trio intact.

The band has released three albums to date. 2017’s Screen Sounds (JeruJazz Records) is an assemblage of music from the silver screen to small screen from films such as Yojimbo, The Godfather, Blade Runner, Midnight Cowboy, and TV shows such as Taxi, The Young and the Restless, and Twin Peaks. 

Other releases include 2013's West Side Story Suite with a bold interpretation of the Bernstein classic, and 2016's POPS! featuring jazz interpretations of pop tunes from the 60s to the 90s.  In early 2019, the trio will release an album focused on their original music entitled Nothing Here Belongs.

Beyond Chicago, the band has completed several tours having even performed for President Barack Obama. As sidemen, Joe Policastro (Pat and Debby Boone, Phil Woods, Jeff Hamilton, Diane Schuur), Dave Miller (Clarice Assad, Patricia Barber, Algernon), and Mikel Avery (Joshua Abrams, Theaster Gates, Rob Mazurek) have shared the stage with a wide array of musicians but dedicate collectively to this trio.

“Policastro…is a melody-minded bassist who prioritizes group cohesion over individual displays of virtuosity.”  (Brian Zimmerman, Downbeat)

“The trio have refined their layered blend of the familiar and faintly far out, playing three nights a week at Chicago’s Pops For Champagne and through extensive roadwork. Their deep understanding of each other and deft analysis of choice repertoire repays repeat and close listening.” (Michael Jackson, Downbeat)

“The Joe Policastro Trio is a band that can turn ‘pop tart into Jazz art’ (Travis Rogers, Jazz Owl) and one that “should have wide appeal among both jazz fans and listeners of other genres.” (Hrayr Attarian, Chicago Jazz Magazine)

“The group’s terrific new album, Screen Sounds, applies a diversity of approaches to all kinds of source material, consistently retaining the essence of the original works while boldly imprinting the trio’s personality.” (Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader)

“…putting alternately gritty and focused touches on songs we’ve come to love….Policastro and company have found their niche tapping into different breeds of treasured songs.” (Dan Billawsky, All About Jazz)

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