For me it was in a van. Three years after I began playing the saxophone I was accepted to a performing arts high school. You might think that school was responsible for me getting a jumpstart on the ocean of information that is the study of jazz and improvisation. But it wasn’t. Not exactly, anyway. […]
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Track in a Day 01 – F#∆7/Fmb6/E∆9#11/Ebm9
The objective was simply to produce a backing track to practice along with. I got a bit carried away… DOWNLOAD Track in a Day 01 – F#∆7/Fmb6/E∆9#11/Ebm9 @ 120bpm Download more tracks
Recording with Snarky Puppy in Holland
I’m writing this from the town of Utrecht, just south of Amsterdam, where it’s the third and final day of rehearsing for a 4-day recording session with the instrumental jazzfunkdancefusion band Snarky Puppy. If you’ve never heard of Snarky Puppy, look them up on YouTube. They have a unique approach to recording albums: a small […]
Somewhere In Between Debuts at #1 in iTunes Jazz Chart; Features John Mayer Alongside Jazz Heavyweights
http://vimeo.com/bobreynolds/somewhere-in-between Saxophonist Bob Reynolds’ fifth album as a leader, Somewhere in Between, is a seamless and fearless blend of jazz, blues, rock and pop. It features Reynolds’ compositions alongside covers of indie-pop and alt-rock favorites, with rock superstar John Mayer on two tracks.The album shows off Reynolds’ genre-blending abilities and also his commitment to going […]
On Green Dolphin Street
Shedding (that’s “practicing”, in jazz-speak) the classic “On Green Dolphin Street” (Eb) with a drum loop from The Loop Loft. Gear tenor: P. Mauriat System 76 2nd Edition mouthpiece: Otto Link hard rubber #9 reeds: Rico Royal 3.5 ligature: Rovner neckstrap: DeJaques mic: Lewitt LCT 540 drum loop from The Loop Loft Liked this? Here’s […]
Bob Reynolds performs with John Mayer, Don Was & Jim Keltner
This was almost too much fun.