Answer: The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums.
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To be clear, I did not write this. Here is the link:
https://takelessons.com/blog/what-instruments-do-you-need-for-a-jazz-band/#:~:text=The%20trio%20is%20a%20more,from%20the%20bass%20and%20drums.
In the old days, when musicians got together to play, they used whatever instruments were around. If there were three lute players, a harp, and two flutes, then that's what they used. By the 1500s, the time known as the Renaissance, the word "consort" was used to mean a group of instrumentalists, and sometimes singers too, making music together or "in concert".
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