# Tyler Reese
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{{Short description|American musician (born 1993)}}
{{notability|Music|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tyler Reese
| image = TylerNP.jpg
| caption = Tyler Reese
| birth_name = Tyler Andrew Reese
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|06|23}}
| birth_place = [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia)
| origin = [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee)
| genre = [Jazz](/source/Jazz), [rock](/source/Rock_music), [funk](/source/funk), [blues](/source/blues)
| occupation = Guitarist, songwriter, music producer
| years_active = 2010-present
| label =
| website = {{URL|tylerreesemusic.com/}}
}}
'''Tyler Andrew Reese''' (born June 23, 1993) is an American [guitarist](/source/guitarist), [studio and session player](/source/session_player), [songwriter](/source/songwriter) and [music producer](/source/music_producer) based in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee).[{{cite web |url=http://independentmusicnews24.com/releases/tyler-reese-reminiscence-a-glorious-panorama-of-jazz-fusion-sound |title=Tyler Reese: "Reminiscence" – a glorious panorama of Jazz Fusion sound|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 December 2016 }}]
==Biography==
Reese was born in 1993, [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia), to Dr. William Andrew Reese, a [navy physician](/source/Medical_Corps_(United_States_Navy)) and Lisa Dyal Reese, a nurse. The family moved to [Fredericksburg, Virginia](/source/Fredericksburg%2C_Virginia) in the summer of 1994 where Reese spent the rest of his childhood through high school. Reese was started on piano theory at age of three with his grandmother, Edith Colvin Dyal, a piano educator who received her PhD from [Teachers College, Columbia University](/source/Teachers_College%2C_Columbia_University). Reese studied piano through age 18. He started guitar at age 10, and focused on [jazz guitar](/source/jazz_guitar) from age 14. In his high school years, Reese also played [tenor saxophone](/source/tenor_saxophone). After graduating High School in 2011, Reese attended the [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music) in [Boston, MA](/source/Boston%2C_MA).[{{cite web |url=http://tylerreesemusic.com/about/ |title=Studied Performance, Jazz Guitar at the Berklee College of Music|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 December 2016 }}] In 2013, Reese left Boston and moved to Nashville where he pursued a career as a studio and session guitarist. In the summer of 2013, Tyler studied at a Master's Clinic in Upstate NY with [Pat Metheny](/source/Pat_Metheny).[{{cite web |url=http://jamsphere.com/newreleases/tyler-reese-reminiscence-lively-innovative-and-rewarding-jazz-fusion |title=Reminiscence lively, innovative, and rewarding Jazz Fusion|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 December 2016 }}]
==Career==
Reese started his professional career in 2010 with release of his first [album](/source/album), ''Risus21''. His second album, ''Because I Can'' was released in 2011. ''Because I Can'' was a mixture of traditional [jazz music](/source/jazz_music) with aspects of [funk](/source/funk), [blues](/source/blues) and [rock music](/source/rock_music).
In 2014, Reese released his third album ''Life in 20''. The album was co-written with [Elisa Fiorillo-Dease](/source/Elisa_Fiorillo) from [The NPG](/source/The_New_Power_Generation) and co-produced with Dease and [Jeff Silverman](/source/Jeff_Silverman).[{{cite web |url=http://www.deaseandreese.com/ |title=Meet Elisa Fiorillo Dease & Tyler Reese|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 December 2016 }}]
Reese has played as the [lead guitarist](/source/lead_guitarist) for prominent musical groups and artists such as [Craig Morgan](/source/Craig_Morgan), [Prince](/source/Prince_(musician)), [Ernie Isley](/source/Ernie_Isley), Benjie Porecki and [Gary Grainger](/source/Gary_Grainger). Reese has also opened for [Martin Sexton](/source/Martin_Sexton), [Ron Holloway](/source/Ron_Holloway), [Bo Bice](/source/Bo_Bice) and [Scotty McCreery](/source/Scotty_McCreery).[{{cite web |url=http://broadcasteverywhere.org/entertainment-music-news/the-chicken-by-tyler-reese-incredible-guitar/1702/ |title=The Chicken by Tyler Reese Incredible Guitar|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 December 2016 }}]
Reese released his fourth album, ''Reminiscence'', in 2016. The album was produced by [Jeff Silverman](/source/Jeff_Silverman_(producer)) and Reese. Reese has written and co-written songs such as ''Moving On'', ''2Funk'', ''Reflections'' and others. The song, ''Moving On'', was nominated for 2016 [Hollywood Music in Media Awards](/source/Hollywood_Music_in_Media_Awards) in the ''Jazz Category'' while ''2Funk'' was also nominated in the ''Producer/Production Category''.[{{cite web |url=http://hmmawards.com/08-2016-Genre-Nom-Certs.pdf |title=Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards - Jazz |last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |accessdate=12 December 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://hmmawards.com/09-2016-Genre-Nom-Certs.pdf |title=Official Nomination Hollywood Music in Media Awards - Producer/Production|last= |first= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 December 2016 }}] ''Moving On'' debuted at #5 on the ''[Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album Chart](/source/Billboard_charts)'' and #12 on ''[Billboard Best Jazz Album Chart](/source/Billboard_charts)'' in November 2016.[{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/7576090/tyler-reese/chart |title=Billboard Chart History -Reminiscence by Tyler Reese |magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine)) |accessdate=12 December 2016 }}] ''2Funk'' reached number 33 on [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud) for ''Jazz and Blues'' in September 2016. In November 2016, Reese became a sponsored artist with [PRS Guitars](/source/PRS_Guitars).