Suburban Square Concert Series featuring Trinidelphia Trio

With their distinct combination of American and Caribbean styles, the group met in 2005 in  Philadelphia while studying music at the University of the Arts. Fusing Trinidadian Soca and  Calypso with Latin Jazz, Reggae, Salsa, and American top-40, they have developed a sound all  their own over the past decade. Their unique and rhythmic arrangements of jazz and popular  songs cast the steelpan in fresh new light, pushing the stylistic and artistic boundaries of an often  type-cast instrument. Steel Pannist/Trumpeter Chris Aschman, Lead Vocalist/Guitarist Shawn  Hennessey, Bassist Ian Rafalak, and Drummer Joe Truglio each bring their own unique “voice” to  help add to the ensemble’s unique chemistry.     As freelance musicians in their own right, they have performed with industry names such as  Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, Bill Withers, Stanley Clarke, The Disco Biscuits, Teena Marie, Joe  Piscopo, Jeffry Iqbar, Andy Narell, The O’Jays, Wayne Brady, Justin Guarani, and Melody Gardot,  and at venues ranging from Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, the Blue Note Jazz  Club in New York, and the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain Trinidad.