About Kenny

Recognized by DownBeat Magazine as “a distinctive player and composer,” Kenny Reichert is a guitarist whose music balances lyricism, harmonic depth, and a commitment to collective improvisation. His work has been praised by All About Jazz as “adventurous and deeply musical,” while Textura has noted the immediacy and lasting resonance of his compositions. Reichert’s writing and playing favor clarity and space, keeping the music open, direct, and honest.

A native of Wisconsin, Reichert has lived and worked in Milwaukee, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and Minneapolis. He currently serves as Visiting Assistant Professor of Guitar at Oklahoma State University, where he teaches applied guitar and works with students in jazz and commercial music. Reichert holds a Master of Music in Jazz Performance from DePaul University and maintains a private teaching studio, developing instructional materials for guitarists at all levels. In recognition of his creative work, he was named a Luminarts Jazz Improvisation Fellow in 2022 and, in 2025, received a South Arts Jazz Road Grant and the Metro Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund.

As a recording artist, Reichert has released four albums as a leader. His most recent release, Live In Chicago (2026, Shifting Paradigm Records), captures his quartet and the depth of interaction forged through years of collaboration. Earlier albums include Switch (2024, Calligram Records), Deep Breath (2023, Shifting Paradigm Records), and Interpretations (2015).

Reichert is also a member of Righteous Rooster, a Chicago-based organ trio with Henry Dickhoff and Luke Sagadin. Their debut album, Fowl Play (2024, Shifting Paradigm Records), highlights the trio’s deep chemistry and groove-driven approach, earning praise from UK Vibe, All About Jazz, JazzWax, and Chicago Jazz Magazine. In 2025, the trio released four singles—The Doorman, Viaduct, Cluckin', and Bullet Train—and received an Illinois Arts Council Creative Project Grant in support of its ongoing creative work.

In addition to his solo work, Reichert performs with his wife, Sara d’Ippolito Reichert, in the jazz-folk duo Sara and Kenny. The duo has toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe and released several albums and singles, including Volver A Los 17, Puzzles By The Fire, Heartless, Landscapes, Pretty, Familiar Rhythms, and Spirit of Gold.

Reichert has collaborated with artists across the jazz and improvised music spectrum, including Ana Everling, Russ Johnson, Geof Bradfield, Lenard Simpson, Ethan Philion, Devin Drobka, Alyssa Allgood, Jimmy Farace, Johannes Wallmann, Tony Barba, and John Christensen.

Beyond performance and recording, Reichert works as a composer and producer in the sync and licensing world, with music placed internationally in television and advertising, including NFL GameDay Kickoff, NFL Fantasy Live, Temptation Island, Single's Inferno, and Blood & Water, among others.

Kenny Reichert performs with Raezer’s Edge/SeQuel Amplifiers.

“...a distinctive player and composer with wide-ranging idiomatic inklings.”
— DownBeat Magazine

“When one considers how accomplished Reichert shows himself to be as a guitarist, bandleader, and writer, the words triple threat come to mind.”
— Textura

“Reichert works extremely hard to make his sound come across as casual.”
— All About Jazz

“...a guitarist firmly carving his own path.”

—UK Vibe