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Ellery Eskelin
Ellery Eskelin
musician
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Wes Montgomery
Wes Montgomery
American jazz musician
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Grant Green
Grant Green
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Larry Young
Larry Young
American jazz musician
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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The Tony Williams Lifetime
The Tony Williams Lifetime
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Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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Matt Schofield
Matt Schofield
English blues guitarist and singer
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John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
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Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
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John Mayall
John Mayall
English blues musician
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Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
American bassist, film composer and founding member of Return to Forever
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Bobby Broom
Bobby Broom
American musician
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George Adams
George Adams
musician
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Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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Robby Krieger
Robby Krieger
American rock guitarist and songwriter
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Luther Tucker
Luther Tucker
American musician
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Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
American band
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Jimmy Nolen
Jimmy Nolen
American guitarist
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James Blood Ulmer
James Blood Ulmer
American jazz and blues guitarist and singer
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Jack McDuff
Jack McDuff
American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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John Patton
John Patton
American organist
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Jymie Merritt
Jymie Merritt
American bassist
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Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
American jazz guitarist
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Wild Bill Davis
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger
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Ryo Kawasaki
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020)
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John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Jon Lord
Jon Lord
English composer, pianist, and Hammond organ player
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The Derek Trucks Band
The Derek Trucks Band
American rock and blues band
Jazz organist Jimmy Smith at a show in Italy in 1994; the sax and drumkit of the other trio members can be seen in this picture.

An organ trio is a form of jazz ensemble consisting of three musicians; a Hammond organ player, a drummer, and either a jazz guitarist or a saxophone player. In some cases the saxophonist will join a trio which consists of an organist, guitarist, and drummer, making it a quartet. Organ trios were a popular type of jazz ensemble for club and bar settings in the 1950s and 1960s, performing a blues-based style of jazz that incorporated elements of R&B. The organ trio format was characterized by long improvised solos and an exploration of different musical "moods".

In organ trios, the Hammond organist plays several roles, including playing the basslines (either on the bass pedalboard or on the lower manual of the organ), playing chords ("comping"), and playing lead melodic lines and solos. In organ trios with a guitarist, the guitarist usually 'fills in' the musical parts that the organist is not performing. For example, if the organist is soloing and playing a bassline, the guitarist may play chords.

Organ trios of the 1950s and 1960s often played soul jazz, a groove-infused style that incorporated blues, gospel and rhythm and blues. 1970s-era organ trios such as Tony Williams' band Lifetime played jazz-rock fusion. In the 1990s and 2000s, organ trios such as Medeski, Martin and Wood and Soulive became involved in the burgeoning jamband scene.