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 makes its debut at The Iridium celebrating the release of their fourth album, Nothing Here Belongs. Critically-acclaimed NYC sax phenom and Thelonious Monk Saxophone Competition winner, Jon Irabagon (Mary Halvorson, Dave Douglas, Barry Altschul), will join the band for a few selections.   This Chicago-based alternative jazz trio is led by bassist Joe Policastro and features 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.     Nothing Here Belongs marks the fourth release by the band.  The new release follows in the wake of West Side Story Suite (2013), POPS! (2016), and Screen Sounds (2017), all of which highlighted the trio’s ability to remake unlikely songs in its own raw, highly idiosyncratic fashion.  Nothing Here Belongs, by contrast, for the first time showcases the trio’s captivating body of original music, while also including characteristically bold arrangements of songs by Bruce Springsteen, Talking Heads, and Santo & Johnny.