Trio (sometimes written TRIO) was a German band that formed in 1980 and disbanded in 1985. It consisted of Stephan Remmler, Gert 'Kralle' Krawinkel, and Peter Behrens.

TRIO! was an acoustic jazz fusion supergroup, formed in mid 2005. It consisted of bassist Stanley Clarke (Return to Forever), jazz violin virtuoso Jean-Luc Ponty (The Mothers of Invention, Mahavishnu Orchestra), and renowned banjoist Béla Fleck, whose acclaimed group Béla Fleck and the Flecktones was on a one year hiatus.

Much of the material performed by TRIO! is from the Rite of Strings album. Bela Fleck and his banjo have replaced Al Di Meola and his guitar.

The band toured the East Coast between May and October of 2005, as well as playing dates in Canada, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands and performing at numerous jazz festivals, including the Newport Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, and the JVC Festival in Los Angeles. The group was a side project for all three members, and as Fleck has gone back on tour with the Flecktones to promote their album The Hidden Land, the group has disbanded.

Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:

• Three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.
• The performance of a song by three people.
• The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form
• The contrasting section of a march and similar forms, which usually opens at the third strain.

See Also:

• Piano trio (piano, violin, cello)
• String trio (violin, viola, cello)
• Jazz trio (piano, bass, drum kit)
• Clarinet-violin-piano trio (clarinet, violin, piano)
• Power trio (electric guitar, bass guitar, drum kit)
• Harmonica trio (chromatic harmonica, bass harmonica, chord harmonica)

German band originally signed to Polygram in Europe & Mercury in the US, who played a minimalist style of rock, appropriating the casiotone keyboard. Their hit song “Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht aha aha aha” was a cross continental novelty chart topper. Their spartan instrumentation created a unique sound that stood out amidst a sea of overproduced & sonically saturated records of the early 80’s. The members were * Stephan Remmler - vocals * Gert Krawinkel - guitar * P