Kenny Poole (1947 – May 27, 2006) was an American jazz guitarist, a prominent musician on the Cincinnati musical scene.
[3] During his career, he played with Jack McDuff, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, Howard Alden, Jack Wilkins, Groove Holmes, Mark Murphy, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Raney, Mundell Lowe, Cal Collins, Howard Alden, Jimmy Bruno, and others.
[4] For most of his career, he supported himself playing in local bars and restaurants in Cincinnati, and preferred not to travel.
[5] In the 1980s he performed regularly with fellow Cincinnati guitarist Cal Collins as a guitar duo.
[7] In honor of Poole, the Cincinnati radio station WVXU aired a two-hour special on the first anniversary of his death on May 27, 2007, featuring a range of friends and fellow musicians including Steve Schmidt and Andy Brown.