Joe Policastro's guest appearances

Joe Policastro

Contrabass Conversations

Famous Interviews & Neon Jazz with Joe Dimino

Outside the Loop RADIO

Mike Jeffers Audio Experience

David Allen

Paul Simon

Brian Johnson

Willie Nelson

Henry Chen

William Parker

Steve Metcalf

Scott Dixon

John Davis

Chris West

Leonard Bernstein

Dave Tough

Paul Johnson

Helen Prejean

Miles Brown

OwlTail

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Chicago Jazz Bassist &amp; Bandleader Joe Policastro on the 2022 Trio CD Sounds Unheard 2012-2022 .. This album assembles recordings made by the trio from its earliest iteration to the present day.  It’s comprised of unused material from the band’s previous albums and additional material done for specialty recording projects. In his classic style, he reimagines tunes like The Police’s Every Little Thing She Does is Magic and much more .. Enjoy this interview .. Click to listen.More on the band - http://www.thejptrio.com/Thanks for listening and tuning into yet another Neon Jazz interview .. where we give you a bit of insight into the finest players and minds around the world giving fans all that jazz ..  If you want to hear more interviews, go to Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino on the iTunes store, visit the YouTube Neon Jazz  Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkc, go The Home of Neon Jazz at  http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ and for everything Joe Dimino related go to www.joedimino.com When you are there, you can donate to the Neon Jazz cause via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4 or through Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/neonjazzkc - Until next time .. enjoy the music my friends ..

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Veteran Chicago Jazz Bassist &amp; Bandleader Joe Policastro on the 2022 Trio CD Sounds Unheard 2012-2022 .. This album assembles recordings made by the trio from its earliest iteration to the present day.  It’s comprised of unused material from the band’s previous albums and additional material done for specialty recording projects. In his classic style, he reimagines tunes like The Police’s Every Little Thing She Does is Magic and much more .. Enjoy this interview .. <a href="http://diminoweb.com/Famous%20Interviews/The%20Joe%20Policastro%202022%20Podcast%20Interview.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click to listen.</a>More on the band - <a href="http://www.thejptrio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thejptrio.com/</a>Thanks for listening and tuning into yet another Neon Jazz interview .. where we give you a bit of insight into the finest players and minds around the world giving fans all that jazz ..  If you want to hear more interviews, go to Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino on the iTunes store, visit the YouTube Neon Jazz  Channel at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/neonjazzkc</a>, go The Home of Neon Jazz at  <a href="http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/</a> and for everything Joe Dimino related go to <a href="http://www.joedimino.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.joedimino.com</a> When you are there, you can donate to the Neon Jazz cause via PayPal <a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4</a> or through Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/neonjazzkc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/neonjazzkc</a> - Until next time .. enjoy the music my friends ..

Veteran Chicago Jazz Bassist & Bandleader Joe Policastro on the 2022 Trio CD Sounds Unheard 2012-2022

Mike Stephen learns what it’s like sailing the Race to Mackinac with Pam Jacknow, who was a sailor on one of the winning boats this year, dives into the Joe Policastro Trio’s new album, and discusses the importance of Black art in Chicago and beyond with Patricia Andrews-Keenan, founder of Pigment International.

Mike Stephen learns what it’s like sailing the <a href="https://www.cycracetomackinac.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Race to Mackinac</a> with Pam Jacknow, who was a sailor on one of the winning boats this year, dives into the <a href="http://www.thejptrio.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Policastro Trio’s</a> new album, and discusses the importance of Black art in Chicago and beyond with Patricia Andrews-Keenan, founder of <a href="https://pigmentintl.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pigment International</a>.

OTL #825: Sailing the Race to Mackinac, Joe Policastro’s new music, Celebrating Black art

Joe Policastro played a great set to close out the Cincinnati Bass Bash this April.  This episode features Joe on bass along with Steve Schmidt on piano and James Leslie on drums.     Enjoy, and be sure to follow along with Joe and his trio on their website, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and Spotify!   Subscribe to the podcast to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!   Check out our Online Sheet Music Store with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.   Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle. Check out my  Beginner's Classical Bass course and  Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course, available exclusively from Discover Double Bass.   Thank you to our sponsors!   Upton Bass String Instrument Company - Upton’s Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players.   Dorico - Dorico 4 is here to supercharge your workflow. Steinberg’s latest major version of music notation and composition software for macOS &amp; Windows is packed with powerful new features that are designed to accelerate your workflow and make it quicker and easier than ever to go from inspiration to finished product. If you’re a composer, arranger or orchestrator, you’ll be delighted by the sophisticated new tools on offer – and there are improvements across the whole application, whatever your focus. For more information and to download a free 30-day trial  of Dorico 4 visit steinberg.net/dorico.    theme music by Eric Hochberg 

<a href="http://joepolicastro.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Joe Policastro</a> played a great set to close out the Cincinnati Bass Bash this April.  This episode features Joe on bass along with <a href="http://steveschmidt.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Schmidt</a> on piano and <a href="https://artists.ludwig-musser.com/james-leslie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Leslie</a> on drums.   Enjoy, and be sure to follow along with Joe and his trio on their <a href="http://www.thejptrio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joepolicastrotrio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKaVedcXQf1TJLhdVju9-yw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joepolicastrotrio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1juv1xTzguD8lcqdsqcKLV" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>! <a href="http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Subscribe to the podcast</a> to get these interviews delivered to you automatically! Check out our <a href="https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online Sheet Music Store</a> with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists. <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle</a>. Check out my <a href="https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Beginner's Classical Bass course</a> and <a href="https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/intermediate-advanced-classical-bass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course</a>, available exclusively from <a href="https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discover Double Bass</a>. Thank you to our sponsors! <a href="http://contrabassconversations.com/uptonbass" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Upton Bass String Instrument Company</a> - Upton’s Karr Model Upton Double Bass represents an evolution of our popular first Karr model, refined and enhanced with further input from Gary Karr. Since its introduction, the Karr Model with its combination of comfort and tone has gained a loyal following with jazz and roots players. The slim, long “Karr neck” has even become a favorite of crossover electric players. <a href="https://steinberg.net/dorico" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dorico</a> - Dorico 4 is here to supercharge your workflow. Steinberg’s latest major version of music notation and composition software for macOS &amp; Windows is packed with powerful new features that are designed to accelerate your workflow and make it quicker and easier than ever to go from inspiration to finished product. If you’re a composer, arranger or orchestrator, you’ll be delighted by the sophisticated new tools on offer – and there are improvements across the whole application, whatever your focus. For more information and to download a free 30-day trial  of Dorico 4 visit <a href="https://steinberg.net/dorico" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">steinberg.net/dorico</a>. <ul> <li>theme music by <a href="https://erichochberg.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eric Hochberg</a></li> </ul>

900: Joe Policastro live from Cincinnati