Larry Jones, Senior Arranger and Owner Larry Jones is the Associate Worship Pastor at First Baptist Church of Raytown, MO. Duties at the church include directing the adult orchestra, student orchestra, and handbell choir as well as overseeing the entire instrumental worship ministry. Larry arranges regularly for these ensembles and for various special events. He served previously at First Baptist Church of Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Larry has studied orchestration, arranging, and composition at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Florida Atlantic University, and the University of Missouri in Kansas City. He has written, typeset, and arranged music for the Ft. Lauderdale Christmas Pageant, the Heart of America Christmas Pageant, the Avatar Brass Quintet, and the King’s Brass. Larry has over 8 years experience with Finale software. He excels at projects of any size, from transpositions, to congregational arrangements, to orchestral transcriptions. Larry resides in the Kansas City, MO metro area with his wife and two daughters, where he is active as an educator, conductor, and trumpet player.
	Danny Reid, Associate Arranger Mr. Reid attended Missouri Southern State University where he studied piano and percussion. In 1993 he received a degree in Music Education from Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas with a strong emphasis in jazz piano and percussion. For seven years he was a head band director in the Aldine Independent School District, Houston, Texas. Mr. Reid is an active participant in the music industry where he is recognized as a multi-functional musician. He performs regularly as a well-respected pianist, percussionist and drummer. He has appeared with James Williams, Christian McBride, Alicia Williamson, Horace Alexander Young, Wendell Brooks of the Simon Phillips Band, Clay Walker and others. In addition to guest appearances Danny is currently the Musical Director, founder and pianist of the “Dan Reid Project”. He is a writer and arranger for this project, requiring versatility in a variety of musical styles to include jazz, R & B, soul, funk, gospel, pop, C&W and more. His broad performance history also includes experience in symphonic and orchestral atmospheres. Aside from the performance arena, Danny has an extensive history and remains involved regularly as a music educator, clinician, and entertainment consultant. Mr. Reid currently resides in Kansas City. Missouri and is a staff music associate at First Baptist Church of Raytown. He is an arranger for various ensembles and is an expert with music transcription. He is the musical director for the contemporary praise band and assistant director of the orchestra. Prior to his position at Raytown, Danny was the instrumental worship director at Humble Area First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. Before his formal ministry began he served for five years as a volunteer performer under the direction of Steve Dunn and David Winkler. Professional organizations include International Association of Jazz Educators, Missouri Music Educators Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, National Piano Guild, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society and the Southern Baptist Convention.