{"id":20670,"date":"2023-09-02T16:18:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T15:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=20670"},"modified":"2023-09-05T14:09:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T13:09:31","slug":"joe-policastro-trio-set-to-release-sixth-album-ceremony-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castthedice.org\/?p=20670","title":{"rendered":"Joe Policastro Trio set to release sixth album, Ceremony<\/em>, in October"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s a new album on the way from Joe Policastro Trio<\/a>, the outfit of Chicago based bassist Joe Policastro, also comprising Dave Miller on guitar and Mikel Avery on drums. Entitled Ceremony<\/em>, the album will see the light of day on October 13th through JeruJazz Records<\/a>. Described as “a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention”, Ceremony<\/em> features original compositions as well as some surprising cover songs. \u201cWe make interesting choices in the music that we play, whether it’s the originals or adapting music way outside of jazz,\u201d Policastro explained. \u201cThere\u2019s a purity of expression that I think is unique to this group, this project. It\u2019s so cool to hear things in a totally different way, to study them through new lenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recorded in triple-true stereo by sound engineer Ken Christensen, the album faithfully captures their live sound.\u00a0 \u201cWe have always been a live band”, Policastro added. “All of our albums have essentially been \u2018live\u2019 captures of the group, but Ceremony has added depth aurally and musically.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of the album’s release, Joe Policastro Trio have shared its title track, which is a cover of the New Order song of the same name interpolated with Erik Satie\u2019s ‘Gymnop\u00e9die’. The single is offered with a live video, filmed by Chris Strong and edited by David Sampson. Watch it below.<\/p>\n