Reginald Cyntje

Recording artist Reginald Cyntje (born in Roseau Dominica, raised on St. Thomas, USVI) is an award-winning professional musician, composer, producer, and educator. To date, he's recorded eight albums as a leader. He is also the author of Stepping Stones: 15 studies in improvisation. Cyntje, the educator, is the Director of Jazz Studies at Duke Ellington School of the Arts and a professor of music at Montgomery College. He has toured the US, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. Cyntje has appeared on many recordings from jazz to hip-hop. He’s performed with such luminaries as Amiri Baraka, Dr. Billy Taylor, Illinois Jacquet, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band, Ron Blake, Marc Cary, Joe Chambers, Cyrus Chestnut, George Duke, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Benny Golson, Wycliffe Gordon, Jazzmeia Horn, Sean Jones, Jason Moran, Johnny O'Neal, Nicholas Payton, Vanessa Rubin, Terrell Stafford, Gary Thomas, Tim Warfield, Larry Willis, and many other extraordinary artists.