Researched musician profile
About John Reynolds
Point Loma Nazarene University traces Reynolds’s music-education degree there, graduate jazz study at San Diego State University, and doctorate in jazz studies from the University of Southern California. Its profile also documents his work as a Southern California freelance trumpeter and school music director.[1]
The university identifies the Gaslamp Quarter Jazz Orchestra and John Reynolds Jazz Quintet as his own performing groups. PLNU Honors Program archives from 2024 and 2025 place Reynolds on trumpet in programs devoted to the Great American Songbook and Duke Ellington.[1][2][3]
Three jazz-study degrees
Reynolds’s training spans PLNU, San Diego State, and USC, joining music education with advanced jazz study.[1]
Two San Diego ensembles
The PLNU profile documents his leadership of both the Gaslamp Quarter Jazz Orchestra and John Reynolds Jazz Quintet.[1]
PLNU performance archive
Two university-hosted concert videos preserve his quintet and larger-ensemble work in complete programs.[2][3]