Jazz Articles

Ted Poor Quartet: All Around

by Dennis Hollingsworth
March 17, 2005

All Around is an excellent first effort from the supremely talented young drummer Ted Poor. A 2003 graduate of the Eastman School of Music, Poor has recorded and performed with Chris Potter, Joe Locke, Bill Frisell, and Cuong Vu, among others. You can also check out his work on the newly recorded North, led by another fine young player, Jerome Sabbagh. Although in his early twenties, Poor exhibits skills that are surprisingly mature for a relative newcomer.Rounding out ...