Bob Reynolds (saxophonist)
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Bob Reynolds | |
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 Reynolds in Aarhus (Denmark 2019) Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 29, 1977 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, |
| Website | bobreynoldsmusic |
Bob Reynolds is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. A solo recording artist since 2000, he has been a member of the genre-bending instrumental group Snarky Puppy since 2014, winning Grammy Awards with the band for the albums Culcha Vulcha[1] Live at the Royal Albert Hall,[2] and Empire Central. [3]
Born in Morristown, New Jersey, his family moved to Jacksonville, Florida. He started playing saxophone at age 13 and attended high school at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts with a well-known jazz band. After graduating, he attended Berklee College of Music where he studied with George Garzone and Hal Crook.[4] He has played with John Mayer's band for five years,[1] and has also worked with Brian Blade, Aaron Goldberg, Gregory Hutchinson, The 1975, and Tom Harrell.[4]
His 2006 album Can't Wait for Perfect was voted Best Debut in the Village Voice jazz poll. Reynolds received a Grammy Award with Snarky Puppy in 2017, four ASCAP Young Jazz Composer awards, and Berklee's Billboard Magazine Endowed Scholarship.[4]
Discography
As leader
- Live at the Jazz Corner (BRM, 2003)
- Can't Wait for Perfect (Fresh Sound, 2005)
- Live in New York (BRM, 2010)
- A Live Life (BRM, 2011)
- Somewhere In Between (BRM, 2013)
- Déjà Vu (BRM, 2015)
- Guitar Band (BRM, 2017)
- Hindsight (BRM, 2017)
- Quartet (BRM, 2018)
- A Message for Mobley (BRM, 2019)
- Runway (BRM, 2020)
- Boston 2000 (BRM, 2022)
As sideman
With Snarky Puppy
- We Like It Here (Ropeadope, 2014)
- Culcha Vulcha (GroundUP, 2016)
- Immigrance (GroundUP, 2019)
- Live at the Royal Albert Hall, (GroundUP, 2020)
- Empire Central (GroundUP, 2022)
- Somni, with Metropole Orkest (GroundUP, 2025)
With others
- Janek Gwizdala, The Space In Between (Gwizmon, 2010)
- John Mayer, Where the Light Is (Columbia, 2008)
- John Mayer, Battle Studies (BMG, 2009)
- Ninja Sex Party, "Smooth Talkin'"[5]
- Jonah Smith, Industry Rule (BGR, 2001)
- Jonah Smith, Beneath the Underdog (BGR, 2003)
- Anthony Wilson, Frogtown (Goat Hill, 2016)
- The 1975, "Notes on a Conditional Form" (Dirty Hit, 2020)
- 2017 Cosmopolitain, Kamil Rustam
