Reggie Thomas

Piano | Belleville, IL

Reggie Thomas (STL/CHI)is pianist for the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. He appears on many recording projects, including Matters of the Heart with his wife Mardra with his upcoming release “The Octet Project”. He performs with Trio Nexus, the Chicago Jazz Orchestra and for over thirty years he has been active with the Birch Creek Jazz Orchestra. Thomas retired as Coordinator/Director of Northern Illinois University’s Jazz Studies Program and served as Professor of Jazz Piano at Michigan State University, and for twenty years was Professor of Music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He served as a clinician and education consultant for Jazz at Lincoln Center, working with the Essentially Ellington Program and Band Director Academy. He performs with the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz Competition and is an ensemble coach for the NYO Jazz Orchestra, with The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall.

Website: www.mrtjazz.com