Roger Reynolds

Roger is a versatile vocalist, composer, arranger, leader, and teacher. He holds Bachelors and Masters degrees from U. of Miami in Studio Music and Jazz Voice Performance. At UM, he sang in and acted as assistant director of the award-winning jazz ensemble Jazz Vocal I, taught private lessons, directed the group Jazz Vocal III, and coached numerous small ensembles. He also taught voice and directed the vocal jazz ensemble at Florida Atlantic University and taught jazz voice at a community college in Richmond, VA. Roger’s professional experience has varied from 4 seasons as a chorister with Opera Colorado and the Greater Miami Opera to performing on 3 floats in the King Orange Jamboree Parade in downtown Miami. He has shared the stage with jazz greats Jon Hendricks, Mark Murphy, Chris Vadala and Don Shelton. He has voice-over credits on nine movies and numerous jingles. Roger has fronted many bands and combos and has led musical groups of his own, including an original rock band, a jazz group, an a cappella jazz quintet, and a jazz vocal/guitar duo. In 1999-2000 Roger hosted a commercial radio program in North Carolina before moving to the Washington, DC area. Currently, Roger is teaching at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. You can also hear him hosting "Jazz-N-Stuff" on Ashland's WHAN Radio (AM1430). Roger lives with his wife, Rachel, and baby daughter, C.J., in Ashland, VA.

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