Biography.guide
Home › People › Jazz musician › Bob Reynolds
Portrait of Bob Reynolds

Bob Reynolds

b. 1977

American musician

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Bob Reynolds

Born 1977. Bob Reynolds is an American jazz musician.

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 Live at the Royal Albert Hall, and Empire Central.

Biography 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, 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

Awards and honors 4x ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Awards Berklee's Billboard Magazine Endowed Scholarship 2016: Member of Snarky Puppy on Culcha Vulcha, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album 2021: Member of Snarky Puppy on Live at the Royal Albert Hall,, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. 2023: Member of Snarky Puppy on Empire Central, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Berklee College of Music

People in Bob Reynolds's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Bob Reynolds's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bob Reynolds?

American musician

When was Bob Reynolds born?

Bob Reynolds was born on 29 September 1977 in Morristown.

What is Bob Reynolds's occupation?

Bob Reynolds is a jazz musician.

What nationality is Bob Reynolds?

Bob Reynolds is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bob Reynolds

· Wikidata: Q4933770

· DBpedia: Bob Reynolds (saxophonist)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bob Reynolds. https://biography.guide/bob-reynolds-jazz-musician/

MLA: "Bob Reynolds." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/bob-reynolds-jazz-musician/.

Chicago: "Bob Reynolds." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/bob-reynolds-jazz-musician/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 04:57 UTC