July 24, 2026
Joe Policastro, bass
Dave Miller, guitar
Andrew Green, drums
From movie musicals like West Side Story and Jesus Christ Superstar to films like The Godfather and Rio Bravo to TV shows like Taxi and Twin Peaks, the Joe Policastro Trio presents “Screen Sounds”, an evening of film and television music. The show will feature a unique assemblage of highly personal readings of music from the silver screen to the tube.
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.
CAUGHT IN THE PRESS:
“…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)
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)
