Seventeen Jazz Combos You Can Form With Friends

It’s even easier than you think!

D.B. Carlin
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

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