Selected music

Different bands. One deep pulse.

Two decades of jazz, brass band, swing, funk, vocals, and improvisation, from New Orleans clubs to Colorado stages.

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Albums, originals, and deep cuts.

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New Orleans Run

New Orleans Run · Dinosaurchestra

Originals

Rain on the River

Something Like That · Dinosaurchestra

New Orleans Run

New Orleans Run · Dinosaurchestra

Martinique

Live in New Orleans · Dinosaurchestra

Rare recordings

Queen of the Night

Weather Bird · Dinosaurchestra

Soda Fountain Rag

Weather Bird · Dinosaurchestra

Love in Swingtime

Something Like That · Dinosaurchestra

Live, in the room.

Performance

Hey Pocky Way

A high-energy New Orleans groove and a strong overview of Reid as a live performer.

Ensemble

Dance for Daddy

The Hi-Fi Swingtet performing for dancers in New Orleans.

Ensemble

Love Me or Leave Me

Straight-ahead swing with the Hi-Fi Swingtet.

Performance

Spotted Cat Gig Reel

Highlights from Reid's work inside the New Orleans club tradition.

Event concept

Crescendo Date

A creative event concept built around live music and shared experience.

Education

Louis Armstrong's “Knee Drops” Solo

A focused transcription and performance from the traditional jazz language.

On stage and behind the work.

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Reid Poole playing trumpet with a brass band at blue hour
Brass in the street, after sunset.
Reid Poole holding a child while playing trumpet
Music starts close to home.
Reid Poole performing trumpet with the Panorama Brass Band
On the move with a brass band.
A traditional jazz ensemble performing at d.b.a. in New Orleans
A full band in a New Orleans room.
The Night Owls standing together in matching band uniforms
The Night Owls, ready to work.
Black and white close-up of Reid Poole playing trumpet
From the front row.