Andrew Reinartz

A long-term member of and advocate for the Arts Community in South Dakota, Andrew Reinartz has been a member of the SDSO bass section since 2001 and is a past member of the South Dakota Symphony Board of Directors. Andrew and his wife Rosanne own Wayne & Mary's Nutrition Center in Sioux Falls, and he also works as a nonprofit arts consultant.

Playing primarily upright and electric bass, with a focus on Jazz and improvised music, he easily fits into a variety of other styles, and also does work as a producer and recording/mixing engineer. Amongst others, Andrew also plays with JAS Quintet, Jazz Curators, Dakota Jazz Collective, Hegg Brothers Band, Jami Lynn, and Holiday Jam with the Hegg Brothers.  As an educator and advocate for the music he loves, he teaches privately, works as a guest clinician, and is a founding member of the Fellowship Jazz Center nonprofit.