The Trio Of Stridence came into existence back in early 2002 when Alex Masi was invited down to The Kibitz Room at Canter's Deli to perform improvisational music and jam with other regulars. Paul Marangoni was invited to join Alex soon thereafter, and after a few weeks of playing with different bassists every week, they decided to secure someone for a regular spot.

Once Jeffrey Allan was in the line-up, they began playing a few fusion tunes from their collective memory and then used these compositions as starting points for their own improvisations. They learned a few more classics, and continued to combine them with improvisations every Monday night at Canter's, as well as several other venues around Los Angeles. They went by the name "The Trio Of Doom" at this point, borrowing the name from the band that featured John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius and Tony Williams. That band only played one show in Havana, Cuba but epitomized the approach that the band were going for. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.