Sun Nov 23
Reginald Cyntje - Recording Release
5:30PM / $25 | $7 Fees Get Tickets
Reginald Cyntje
MOSAIC album release show
Reginald Cyntje is a trombonist, educator, producer, and composer. The concept of his music ministry is to spread love, peace and social justice with each expression. Cyntje has “a deep-seated knowledge of Caribbean music and culture which has settled into his jazz trombone playing” (NPR Music). He has created and performed an eclectic range of music in his career.
Growing up in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), he was steeped in the rich cultural music known as Quelbe (the official music of the USVI). Quelbe was Cyntje’s introduction to improvised music.
To date, Cyntje has recorded eight albums of original music as a leader. His latest release, Mosaic (2025), is about creating a mosaic out of life’s ups and downs. Currently, the album has over 125,000 streams on Spotify alone. Mosaic is quickly becoming Cyntje’s most notable album.
Gentle Touch (2024) is about being vulnerable in love. To love with a gentle touch. To have empathy. To be gentle even when it’s difficult. The first single released from the album, Mirror Soul, stayed 8 weeks at #1 on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Chart. Healing (2020), "Lush with complex key changes and conversational attitude" (CapitalBop), combines artistic expression with an awareness of the environment. Rise of the Protester (2019) "Equal parts love and righteous force" (Capitalbop) sonically captures humanity’s need to thrive when faced with adversity. Social justice is a common theme on Cyntje’s albums. His fourth album focuses on justice within. Spiritual Awakening (2015), featured on NPR’s Jazz Night in America, musically embodies humanity’s complex journey from introspection to a celebration of freedom. This album won Cyntje the title of Washington City Paper’s Composer of the Year. Atonement became a fan favorite and Rejoice was selected as one of the top 50 songs of the year by WAMU 88.5's Bandwith. The album made it to the #3 spot on the RMR Top 50 Jazz Chart. Elements of Life, released in 2014 (best DC album of 2014 Washington City Paper), explores the connection between the human being and the elements that nurture us. In 2013, Cyntje released his sophomore album, simply titled Love. The Washington City Paper said Love “is thoughtful and surpassingly gorgeous.” After debuting at #3 on the CMJ Jazz chart, Love made it to #10 on the CMJ Top 40 Jazz Chart. The album is a tribute to the human spirit.
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, D-Nice, Dion Parson and the 21st Century Band, Ron Blake, Marc Cary, Joe Chambers, Cyrus Chestnut, George Duke, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Four Tops, Benny Golson, Wycliffe Gordon, Sean Jones, Jason Moran, Johnny O'Neal, Nicholas Payton, Revive Big Band/Orchestra, Vanessa Rubin, Terrell Stafford, The Temptations, Gary Thomas, Tim Warfield, Larry Willis, and many other extraordinary artists.
As a trombonist and educator, he's toured the United States, Europe, South America, and the Caribbean. Cyntje, “blessed with impressive facility and an immediacy of sound” (The Independent Ear) now resides in the Washington DC area. Capital Bop views him as “arguably D.C.’s most agile and expressive trombone player.”
5:30PM / $25 | $7 Fees Get Tickets
1. Final sale, no refunds, not transferable.
2. $15 food/beverage minimum per person not included in ticket price.
3. Seating first come at the door. Doors open 6 PM & 8:45 PM respectively Monday thru Saturday, and 4:30 PM & 7:15 PM Sundays.
4. No Photography or Recording of any kind during the performance.
5. Keep conversation to a minimum during the performance.