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John Reynolds
John graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University with a B.A. in Music Education. He later won a scholarship enabling him to join San Diego State University’s internationally acclaimed jazz program where he earned his Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance. John was recently accepted the D.M.A. program at the University of Southern California and has been awarded a musical merit scholarship. He will obtain a Doctorate in Jazz Performance so that he can pursue a tenured professorship.
John performs frequently with his own group, the New Standard Jazz Trio and is often contracted as a freelance trumpeter in Southern California. John has performed as a featured soloist with the San Diego Chamber Orchestra. Other groups with which he has performed include the Westwind Brass and the Skeleton Key Jazz Orchestra. As an active part of the San Diego music community, he can be seen performing frequently in both Jazz and Classical venues. John recently played Principal Trumpet for the production of Guys and Dolls by the San Diego Musical Theatre.
John plays Monette trumpets and mouthpieces exclusively.
Gear
Monette B993
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Mina Choi: Stories
by Jack Bowers
Who could have guessed that the next wave of world-class big-band composers and arrangers would wash ashore in the U.S. after starting its journey in faraway Asia? In 2024 alone, many composers with roots in the Far East have nourished their credentials with impressive and well- received big-band recordings. Those whose names spring to mind include Jihye Lee, Hyeseon Hong, Noel Okimoto and Zhengtao Pan, a list that has now grown by one with the addition of pianist and composer ...
Continue ReadingPhotostory: John Reynolds on Zoot
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Writer John Reynolds [pictured] in Burlington, Ontario, sent along a clutch of photos he took in? the summer of 1960 in Provincetown, Mass. Here's the story in John's own words: “In the summer of 1960, when I was 20 years old, a buddy and I drove from our home near Toronto, Canada, to Boston and then south to New York City for a two-week vacation. On a Saturday morning, we drove down from Boston to Cape Cod, Mass., and up ...
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Primary Instrument
Trumpet
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
B.A. Music Education M.M. Music Performance $50per hour $30 per half-hour More than a decade of teaching experience.
Clinic/Workshop Information
trumpet performance, jazz improvisation
Concerts
John Reynolds Quintet
Jojo's Hideaway At 17th Street GrillTustin, CA
Tickets
Music
Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
Secret Garden
From: StoriesBy John Reynolds
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