Seventeen Jazz Combos You Can Form With Friends
It’s even easier than you think!
Nov 4 · 1 min read

Traditional Jazz Trio
Piano, double bass, drums
Traditional Jazz Quartet
Clarinet, piano, double bass, drums
Non-Traditional But Still Entirely Acceptable Jazz Quartet
Slide whistle, xylophone, didgeridoo, bag of rice
Jazz Fusion Trio
Saxophone, electric guitar, soldering iron
Jazz Fission Trio
Electric guitar, euphonium, uranium
Dixieland Trio
Cornet, trombone, banjo
Trixieland Quartet
Cornet, trombone, two banjos
Acid Jazz Trio
Synthesizer, saxophone, turntables
Base Jazz Trio
Synthesizer, saxophone, milk of magnesia
Bass Jazz Trio
Bass guitar, double bass, bass drum
Smooth Jazz Trio
Saxophone, synthesizer, drums
Smoother Jazz Trio
Saxophone, synthesizer, sandpaper
Hot Jazz Trio
See: Dixieland Trio
Cool Jazz Trio
Saxophone, piano, Miles Davis
Free Jazz Quartet
“Talking drum,” celeste, marimba, harp
Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet
Piano, trumpet, bass guitar, bongos
Utah Jazz Quintet
Center, power forward, small forward, shooting guard, point guard

