Introduction
Bob Reynolds is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. A solo recording artist since 2000, he has been a member of the popular "genre-bending" instrumental groupSnarky Puppy since 2014, winning a Grammy Award with the band for the album Culcha Vulcha.
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.He has played with John Mayer's band for five years, and has also worked with Brian Blade, Aaron Goldberg, Gregory Hutchinson, and Tom Harrell].
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.
Discography (partial)
Source:As leader
- The Bob Reynolds Quartet (2000)
- Live at the Jazz Corner
- Can't Wait For Perfect (2007)
- Live in New York (2010)
- A Live Life (2011)
- Somewhere in Between (2013)
- Déjà Vu (2014)
- Guitar Band (2017)
- Hindsight (2017)
- Quartet (2018)
- A Message For Mobley (2019)
- Runway (2020)
with Snarky Puppy
- We Like It Here(Ropeadope, 2014)
- Culcha Vulcha (GroundUP, 2016)
- Immigrance (GroundUP, 2019)
with John Mayer
- Where the Light Is (Columbia Records, 2008)
- Battle Studies (BMG, 2009)
with Jonah Smith
- Industry Rule (BGR Records, 2001)
- Beneath the Underdog (BGR Records, 2003)
with Anthony Wilson
- Frogtown (Goat Hill, 2016)
As guest
- Ninja Sex Party, "Smooth Talkin'"
Awards and honors
- 4x ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards
- Berklee's Billboard Magazine Endowed Scholarship
- 2016: Culcha Vulcha, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album