Joe Policastro Trio Jazz Show 9:00p
Schedule
Thu Jan 15 2026 at 09:00 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-05:00Location
315 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI, United States, Michigan 49007 | Kalamazoo, MI
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Joe Policastro, bassDave Miller, guitar
Mikel Avery, drums
Hailed by Downbeat for its “deft analysis of choice repertoire,” and by the Chicago Reader for its “diversity of approaches to all kinds of source material,” the JOE POLICASTRO TRIO is a forward-thinking, Chicago-based jazz trio led by bassist Joe Policastro featuring guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery. While firmly rooted in jazz, the band’s open-minded, inclusive nature draws upon a wide array of musical styles and sources while still keeping the aesthetic of an acoustic trio intact.
The band recently released its seventh album, "Mending Wall." Through highly personal readings of music from Italy and Hong Kong, movie scores and symphonic themes, pop tunes, and even a cowboy song written by a Russian classical composer, the trio explores the nature of identity, boundaries, and borders. Their diverse catalog - "Ceremony" (2023), "Sounds Unheard" (2022), "Nothing Here Belongs" (2019), "Screen Sounds" (2017), "POPS!" (2016), and "West Side Story Suite" (2013) - captures the band’s progressive, forward-thinking, non-hierarchical approach whether showcasing their original music or their ability to remake unlikely songs in a characteristically raw, idiosyncratic fashion.
True bands are a rarity in jazz these days, especially ones hone their craft as consistently as this one does. The band held court thrice-weekly at Pops for Champagne in downtown Chicago for over a decade. Beyond Chicago, the trio has been extensively playing together at clubs and festivals throughout the US and Canada having even performed for President Barack Obama.
“…a cohesive unit with an extraordinarily flexible mindset…at every step of the way, this band breathes and bends as one.” (Dan Billawsky, All About Jazz)
http://www.thejptrio.com
7:00 and 9:00 pm
TWO SHOWS!
Show Date: Jan 15
Show Time: 09:00 PM
Tickets:
Advance $20 Adult / $10 Student
Day of $25 Adult / $15 Student
Doors Open: 8:30p
Thank you to the John Stites Jazz Awards for generously supporting this series.
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