Dr Nick Reynolds
Jazz Programme Coordinator / Senior Lecturer / Bass Guitar Tutor
About
Nick Reynolds is the head of jazz at Chichester Conservatoire where he has worked for the past 30 years. His research interests include autodidactic teaching methods in jazz education, the shifting identity of jazz as an artform, the role of the spiritual in jazz performance and developing approaches to overcoming musical performance anxiety / stage fright. He has worked as a professional musician in a wide variety of contexts and currently performs with the Integer Trio as a bassist. He is also a children’s book illustrator.
M.Phil
An Investigation into John Coltrane and the Concept of Truth (2011)
SFHEA
Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2014)
PhD
The Role of the Spiritual in Jazz Education (2022)
Articles
Reynolds N. Charting the Spiritual Experience in Jazz. Religions. 2023; 14(7):842.
Peer review activity
- Collective Joy: The Spirituality of the Community Big Band 2 Wonderbrass (MDPI Religions 2023)
- Finding Freire: Punk, Praxis and the Quest for Spirituality in 2 Krishnacore (MDPI Religions 2023)
- Religion in the home – The Sacred Songs of the drawing room (MDPI Religions 2023)
Research Output
Theses
Reynolds, N. (2011) An investigation into John Coltrane and the concept of truth. Masters theses, University of Southampton; University of Chichester.
Other department members
Alison Woodward
Deputy Director, University of Chichester Conservatoire
Programme Coordinator - BA Hons Acting for Film and BA Hons Music
