Jazz Articles about Jonathan Reisin

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Album Review

Jonathan Reisin: Too Good X Unreality

Read "Too Good X Unreality" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan

by Dan McClenaghan
May 10, 2025

Saxophonist Jonathan Reisin says of the tunes presented on his Too Good X Unreality: “These pieces are especially fragile." They are. They are like butterflies in their fragility, vignettes of space and delicacy possessed of an underlying tensile strength. A complexity/simplicity dynamic is there.His trio consists of his tenor and soprano saxophones, Shinya Lin's piano and prepared piano and Jarred Chase's drums.There is a sense of the musicians sitting down without any preplanning and slipping into ...

Album Review

Jonathan Reisin: Option B

Read "Option B" reviewed by Troy Dostert

by Troy Dostert
June 8, 2022

Although Option B is Israeli saxophonist Jonathan Reisin's debut album, its music suggests a much more seasoned artist at work. With lapidary instincts for crafting smart compositions and a beguiling tone on his instrument, Reisin has a convincing sense of purpose, not to mention first-rate colleagues who help him convey his musical message. Reisin is credited with six compositions here, along with a couple of freely-improvised tracks, the first of which, “One," captures Reisin's aesthetic nicely. With a ...