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Joe Locascio

Joe LoCascio, a native New Yorker, has resided in Houston since 1977. A prolific performer/composer, he has twelve recordings to his credit, many of them having attained prominent radio airplay nationally and abroad. He has performed and/or recorded with jazz luminaries such as Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Dave Liebman, Randy Brecker, Ernie Watts, Tim Hagans, Conrad Herwig, Marvin Stamm, George Coleman, and George Mraz among others. Jazz critics nationwide have acclaimed him as one of the finest artists on the contemporary scene. He is currently Assistant Chairman of Jazz Studies at Houston Community College where he teaches Piano, Jazz History, Jazz Ensemble and Improvisation Theory (follow this link to view syllabi). LoCascio performs and records with his trio

Book of Days

By Joe Locascio

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Fantomas; Vergennes; Notes In a Foreign Hand; Nomads; Brother; Lighthouse; Point Taken; Broken Angels; Noctuary; Book of Days; Vigil.

Joe Locascio: Book of Days

by Geannine Reid
April 11, 2023

Pianist and composer Joe LoCascio has released his seventh album, titled Book of Days. The album was recorded in Houston's famed Wire Road Studios and featured his long-time collaborator Woody Witt on saxophone, bassist Richard Mikel and drummer Daniel Dufour. The project was initiated by Witt, who asked LoCascio to play a few gigs with these ...

In The City Of Lost Things

By Joe Locascio

Label: Heart Music
Released: 2007
Track listing: The Bibliophile; Sonia Braga; In The City Of Lost Things; Port Of Call; The Wall Of Sleep; Julian; Naked Rats; Under A Pink Moon; Our Story; Hopalong.

Joe Locascio Trio: In The City Of Lost Things

by Glenn Astarita
October 12, 2007

Houston-based jazz pianist Joe Locascio has performed with many luminaries over the years. As a solo artist, he's released some of the more distinctive albums steeped within the piano trio format. In The City Of Lost Things may signal his finest recorded hour. Simply stated, Locascio plays all the right notes. Consisting of swirling chord clusters, ...

Close To So Far

By Joe Locascio

Label: Heart Music
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Turnabout 2. In the Quiet of Autumn 3. Close to So Far 4. For You 5. And Her Look Touching the Air 6. Edland 7. Purgatory, TX 8. Idiot's Delight 9. A Goodbye Moment 10.Big Motel 11.Catherine

The Joe LoCascio Trio: Close to So Far

by Jack Bowers
June 1, 2002

I must have reviewed too many piano trio albums recently. Here’s another one, led by pianist Joe LoCascio, and I’m thinking as I test the water, yeah, it’s nicely played so why am I unmoved by it? But wait a minute; here’s a number with promise — the title track, “Close to So Far.” That one ...

Joe LoCascio Trio: Close To So Far

by Mark F. Turner
April 12, 2002

Amidst an ocean of sparkling musicians it’s refreshing to find solitaires that have an inner glow. Joe LoCascio’s accomplished voice shines through with keen light on his latest recording entitled Close to So Far. The now resident Texan with New York roots has recorded with the likes of Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, and Hank Crawford and ...

Sleeping City

By Joe Locascio

Label: Kedar Entertainment Group
Released: 1989

Sleepless

By Joe Locascio

Label: Kedar Entertainment Group
Released: 1986