reynolds plays the guitar piano sitar drums violin bass keyboards ethnic percussive instruments solo djembe harp uses drum machines for special effects and sings although his performances are primarily instrumental rock music as well as being the founding member of the band tr he is one of the musicians who performed at "millers" in charlottesville virginia befriending and encouraging the bartender a young dave matthews to form a band of his own introducing him to local musicians several of whom make up the dave matthews band while reynolds declined the offer to join as an official member he recorded and toured as a sideman with the dave matthews band from its inception until late  rejoining them as a permanent member in june  he often tours with dave matthews as an acoustic duo in addition to performing as a member of dave matthews  friends