Ted Poor graduated from the Eastman School of Music in 2003 where he earned his BM in Jazz Performance and taught on the faculty of the Community Education Division. While at Eastman, Ted studied drum set Rich Thompson and percussion with John Beck.



Now a resident of New York City, Ted Poor performs and records a variety of music with many different ensembles. For the past several years he has worked with the guitarist Ben Monder’s Quartet and played on Monder’s most recent CD, "Oceana" (featuring Kermit Driscoll, Skuli Sverrison and Theo Bleckman).



Ted Poor is also a member of trumpeter Cuong Vu’s trio (with bassist Stomu Takeishi), with whom Ted tours Europe and the US. Their recent cd, "It's Mostly Residual," features guitarist Bill Frisell.



Ted Poor is a member of groups based outside of NYC as well. He plays with the Rochester based trio Paradigm Shift and performed on their latest release “Shifting Times” (Nagel Heyer Records) featuring Joe Locke, Wycliffe Gordon and Marcus Printup. Ted also plays with Jerseyband and Neos --experimental groups that were formed at Eastman.