Facts: - instrument: guitar , banjo , bass , piano , violin , accordion , , drums , flute , mandolin , mandola , sitar , sarod - years active: 1984 -- present - caption: reynolds , in chile with the dave matthews band - label: t.r. music - genre: instrumental music , funk , r & b americana , psychedelic rock rock , rock and roll , jazz , jazz fusion , classical - birth date: 15 december 1957 - name: tim reynolds - background: non_vocal_instrumentalist - image: timreynoldschile4.jpg - associated acts: tr3 matthews band , dave matthews & friends , mutants , dave matthews & tim reynolds , dave - occupation: musician , songwriter , multi-instrumentalist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tim reynolds .
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tim reynolds -lrb- born 15 december 1957 in wiesbaden , germany -rrb- is a grammy nominated multi-instrumentalist known as both a solo artist and as a lead guitarist for the dave matthews band .one reviewer has declared reynolds ' an under-rated master ' .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 tr3 , he is one of the musicians who performed at '' miller 's '' , 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 1998 , rejoining them as a permanent member in june 2008 .he often tours with dave matthews as an acoustic duo , in addition to performing as a member of dave matthews & friends .