This site features some groups that I led in Seattle and Eugene from 2013 to 2019, playing jazz standards, ballads, and bossa nova. The arrangements featured the flute and a revolving cast of rhythm section players, usually a quartet or a trio. 

I moved to Portland in 2020. I am currently working on solo projects.

—Frank Poloney
—Jazz Flute Project

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I started the project in Seattle in 2012, with Kurt Loewen (guitar), Barry Bremer (bass), and Rogene Eichler-West (drums). We made some recordings and played a few gigs in Seattle.

In September 2014, I moved to Eugene, Oregon. Just before I left, I recorded some more music with Greg Bumpus (piano), Greg Domingo (bass), and Bob Chester (drums).

Jazz Flute Project at the Jazz Station, Eugene, Oregon – 2017. Jerry Gleason (guitar), Terry Takahashi (bass), Frank Poloney (flute), Don Elkington (drums)

A move to Portland, Oregon in 2020 coincided with the Covid pandemic, which made it unfeasible to start up the band in Portland. In lieu of a recording session with live musicians, I made a collection of studio recordings accompanied by pre-recorded backing tracks: The Covid Blues.

Joplin Rags Arranged for Flute Duet

In August 2022 I arranged two Joplin piano rags for two flutes: The Cascades and Solace: A Mexican Serenade. The sheet music is available at:
Sheet Music Direct
Sheet Music Plus
See the Music page for audio samples.

For more information on my musical background, including information on the many bands that I have played in and some recordings, see My Back Pages.