The archive

Photos with some life in them.

Performance, portrait, community, and behind-the-scenes images from New Orleans to Colorado.

On stage and behind the work.

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.
A jazz band performing outdoors beneath a large oak tree
Keeping the music moving outdoors.
Traditional jazz musicians performing at the Spotted Cat
A packed corner at the Spotted Cat.
A jazz ensemble performing under blue stage lights
Small-group conversation.
Reid Poole playing trumpet in a floral shirt
A bright room and a strong groove.
Reid Poole playing trumpet beside an upright bassist and colorful jazz artwork
Trumpet, bass, and a wall full of color.
Close-up of Reid Poole playing trumpet with a bassist behind him
Inside the ensemble sound.
Reid Poole playing trumpet in a crowded New Orleans jazz club
In the middle of the band.
A seated jazz ensemble performing on a wooden stage
A bandstand with room to stretch.
Reid Poole playing trumpet at the front of a community street race
Music for the starting line.
Reid Poole and guests on a television studio set
Sharing the work on television.
Reid Poole with Jon Batiste at a music industry event
A meeting at the music industry show.
Reid Poole at a GigBoss convention booth
Building tools for working musicians.
Reid Poole with a fellow musician at an industry event
Community beyond the bandstand.
A live band performing in a large wooden event space
A full room, built around live music.
A trumpet resting backstage beside mutes and water bottles
Between sets.
Reid Poole smiling and holding a trumpet downtown
Ready for the next set.
Reid Poole playing trumpet outdoors in sunglasses
The instrument comes along.
Layered collage of Reid Poole performing in a street brass band
A parade memory, reworked.
A person standing in a field beneath an orange sunset
A quieter frame between performances.