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Arcado String Trio
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<p>The Arcado String Trio was first an American, later international <a href="/facts/Jazz/lmUzXGq8">jazz</a> trio active from 1989 to 1993. The ensemble was formed by cellist <a href="/facts/Hank_Roberts/ayknuFCP">Hank Roberts</a>, bassist <a href="/facts/Mark_Dresser/Vqhuh3of">Mark Dresser</a> and violinist <a href="/facts/Mark_Feldman/y37BhtAb">Mark Feldman</a>. Roberts was replaced by <a href="/facts/Ernst_Reijseger/a1ETxyHR">Ernst Reijseger</a>. The Trio has performed not only as a <a href="/facts/Chamber_music/t29NTzh5">chamber music</a> ensemble but also for a project by Manfred Niehaus [de] (1991) with the <a href="/facts/WDR_Rundfunkorchester_K%C3%B6ln/p1bRoq6o">WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln</a> and as <i>Double Trio</i> together with the <i>Trio de clarinettes</i> of <a href="/facts/Jacques_Di_Donato/CgclvS1w">Jacques Di Donato</a>, <a href="/facts/Louis_Sclavis/eGnThroY">Louis Sclavis</a>, and <a href="/facts/Armand_Angster/AYcW4Hv4">Armand Angster</a>. </p><p>The Arcado String Trio drew inspiration from <a href="/facts/Billy_Bang/B281JzBs">Billy Bang</a>'s <i>String Trio of New York</i> and the <i><a href="/facts/Kronos_Quartet/wNNJp2kn">Kronos Quartet</a></i>. Their chamber music showed influences of <a href="/facts/Django_Reinhardt/axjcCdlV">Django Reinhardt</a> and <a href="/facts/Jimi_Hendrix/9uK1D4ps">Jimi Hendrix</a>. </p>