The Arcado String Trio was first an American, later international Jazz trio active from 1989 to 1993. The ensemble was formed by the cellist Hank Roberts, the bassist

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and the violinist Mark Feldman. Roberts was later replaced by Ernst Reijseger. The Trio has performed not only as a

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ensemble but also for a project by (1991) with the

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and as ''Double Trio'' together with the ''Trio de clarinettes'' of

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, Louis Sclavis, and Armand Angster. The Arcado String Trio drew inspiration from

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's ''String Trio of New York'' and the ''

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''. Their chamber music showed influences of

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and Jimi Hendrix.

Selected discography

* 1989 - ''Arcado String Trio'' ( JMT Records) * 1991 - ''Behind the Myth'' (JMT) * 1992 - ''For Three Strings and Orchestra'' (JMT/WDR), with the ''WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln'' conducted by David de Villiers * 1995 - Double Trio ''Green Dolphin Suite'' (

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) * 2020 - ''Deep Resonance'', with Ivo Perelman (Fundacja Słuchaj)

Bibliography

* Richard Cook & Brian Morton: ''

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''. Penguin, 6th Edition, London, 2002.

References

External links

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