Initially planned to be a one-time collaboration for an early 1980s jazz festival in Clusone, Italy, the trio became a regular group by the end of that decade.
Additionally, their performances often featured a humorous edge due in no small part to Bennink's propensity towards quirky, slapstick humor.
Somewhat unusually for a cellist, Reijseger often played pizzicato walking bass in the style of a jazz double-bassist or held and strummed the instrument like a guitar.
[2] They occasionally performed as the Clusone 4, with guests Guus Janssen on piano or Dave Douglas on trumpet.
[3] Clusone Trio released six albums, the first two on Moore's small independent label before recording for larger labels like Grammavision or HatArt.