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Feature articles in the Houston Chronicle and nominations in the Houston Press Music Awards, only months after the band's inception, have given the band broad exposure and an exponentially growing fan base.\n\nDrop Trio's music careens between styles, with feet squarely in the New Orleans funk and Acid jazz camps, and nods to such diverse influences as progressive rock, classical composition and electronica. Their sound simultaneously appeals to the jazz sophisticate and the jam band devotee, while their virtuosity earns them fans in unlikely camps. In a recent appearance on Reprogram Radio, a hip hop and DJ showcase on KPFT 90.1, they earned the respect and appreciation of the local DJ scene as one DJ, put it, their music is \"top-notch stuff.\"", "photo" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/img/drop_trio6.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/drop_trio/", "albums" : [{ "sku" : "droptrio-cezanne", "name" : "Cezanne", "artist" : { "name" : "Drop Trio", "page" : "drop_trio" }, "release_date" : "2005-12-04", "genres" : ["Jazz","Downtempo"], "vocals" : "vocals", "moods" : ["groovy","energetic","playful","funky","hypnotic"], "uses" : ["vlog","cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","podcast background","road trip","emotional storytelling"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["hammond organ","drums","electric bass"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "A live, groove-oriented organ-based funk jazz trio album with kinetic energy and tight interplay, ideal for upbeat yet sophisticated background use.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Drop%20Trio/Cezanne/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/droptrio-cezanne/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/droptrio-cezanne", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=droptrio-cezanne" },{ "sku" : "droptrio-bigdipper", "name" : "Big Dipper", "artist" : { "name" : "Drop Trio", "page" : "drop_trio" }, "release_date" : "2003-12-11", "genres" : ["Jazz","Downtempo"], "vocals" : "instrumental", "moods" : ["uplifting","playful","groovy","quirky","funky","energetic"], "uses" : ["cafe or restaurant","lounge or bar","study or focus","podcast background","vlog"], "energy" : 4, "instrumentation" : ["hammond organ","drums","bass","improvised instrumental grooves"], "sounds_like" : [], "summary" : "An upbeat, mathy, funk-tinged organ-based jazz trio album with tight improvisation and mellow energy—ideal for afternoon work or happy hour ambiance.", "cover" : "https://magnatune.com/music/Drop%20Trio/Big%20Dipper/cover_400.jpg", "web_url" : "https://magnatune.com/artists/albums/droptrio-bigdipper/", "api_url" : "https://magnatune.com/api/albums/droptrio-bigdipper", "buy_url" : "https://magnatune.com/buy/album?sku=droptrio-bigdipper" }] }, "license" : { "music_license" : "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0)", "music_license_url" : "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/", "listening" : "Stream the free previews, or buy an album for $8 to download it in MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, OGG or WAV. 100% of the price goes to the musician.", "non_commercial" : "Non-commercial projects may use the music under CC BY-NC-SA 1.0: credit the artist and Magnatune, and share alike.", "projects" : "Magnatune members may use any Magnatune music in their projects, commercial or not (videos, films, podcasts, games, apps, websites, adverts), including work for clients, under the Magnatune Project Licence. Projects released while a member stay licensed for good; new projects need an active membership. Credit is required. TV or radio broadcast, cinema, and background music in shops, restaurants or on-hold lines are not included: license those from the musician. Membership: $10/month, $99/year or $299 lifetime; agents can buy one themselves with MPP at /api/member-pass ($10 month, $99 year, $299 lifetime, one-off).", "projects_status" : "available", "projects_signup" : "https://magnatune.com/member/signup", "royalty_free" : "Membership is royalty-free licensing: no per-video, per-download or per-view fees, for every project created and released while a member.", "youtube" : "YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts: members may use the clean songs in monetized videos. Members register their YouTube channel (the set_youtube_channel MCP tool, or their account page) so YouTube's Content ID doesn't claim their videos. The free versions carry a spoken Magnatune voice and are non-commercial (CC BY-NC-SA), so they're not for monetized channels or client work.", "details" : "https://magnatune.com/info/licensing", "how_to_credit" : "Name the artist and \"Magnatune\", with a link to the album's web_url." } }