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Jonathan Saraga

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Jonathan Saraga is a New York City-based trumpeter, composer, arranger, producer, educator and Doctor of Musical Arts. He won the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Solo Competition in 2007 and competed as a finalist in the 2009 Carmine Caruso International Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition. He has been selected for four intensive and/or residency programs including the 2011 School for Improvisational Music Summer Intensive Program, the 2015 Banff International Summer Intensive Program in Jazz and Creative Music, the 2019 Banff Early Fall Musicians in Residence program and the 2021 Chashama chaNorth Artist in Residence program. Additional residency related accolades include finalist status in the 2021 Haleakala National Park Artist in Residence program and waitlist status for the 2021 Millay Colony of the Art’s Core Residency program. Jonathan has also competed as a finalist in three jazz-trumpet vacancy auditions—the Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra (2020), U.S. Navy Band Commodores (2021) and the Air Force Academy Band (2021). In 2022, he became a selected member of the Recording Academy’s New York Chapter.

Album

Things Will Pass

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Road to Hana; Memoirs of Ladies; Raindrop’s Journey; Run Away; Waltzing with Dad; Treasure Hunt; Night Climbing; Dance with Dracula; We Will Meet Again.

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Article: In Pictures

Dan Pugach Big Band at The Jazz Loft

Read "Dan Pugach Big Band at The Jazz Loft" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


On March 22, 2024, two weeks to the day after Dan Pugach released his first big band record, the celebrated drummer-composer brought his large ensemble to The Jazz Loft in Stony Brook for an album release event that was a resounding success by any measure. That 90-seat venue--a performance space, museum and educational hub with a ...

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The New Day Bends Light

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Reel; States; Tangoing with Delusion; In Dreams; Ose Shalom; …and the Tire Swing Keeps Spinning…; The New Day Bends Light.

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Live in Denver

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023

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Looking Out

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Looking Out; Days to Refine; Sneffles; Ennui; Getting the Heart back; Home; Afterlight; A New Era.

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Article: Album Review

Alex Heffron: Looking Out

Read "Looking Out" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian


Based in Denver, Colorado, Alex Heffron is an imaginative guitarist and intelligent composer. His debut, the engaging Looking Out, demonstrates these talents amply. On it, Heffron leads a sextet consisting of like-minded musicians through an intriguing set of eight of his originals with elegant confidence and simmering passion. The title track opens the album ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

A Conversation with Douye

Read "A Conversation with Douye" reviewed by UDEiGWE


Douye is a seasoned singer whose soulful and delicate approach to jazz vocal has captured the interest of many in the last year. Her chart topping album Daddy Said So features top notch jazz musicians including: Kenny Barron, Ron Carter, Benito Gonzalez, Essiet Essiet Okon, Curry Rawls, Zem Audu, Joel Scott, Clayton Cameron, Edwin Livingston, Kiyoshi ...

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Article: Album Review

Jonathan Saraga: Journey to a New World

Read "Journey to a New World" reviewed by Troy Dostert


It's been five years since Jonathan Saraga's debut release, First Vision, but the trumpeter's sophomore album was worth waiting for. Saraga's precise and passionate technique, combined with thoughtful, well- constructed compositions (and a couple nicely-arranged cover tunes) make for a stimulating listen that rewards on a number of levels. The record's title captures the feel of ...

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Journey to a New World

Label: Fresh Sound New Talent
Released: 2017
Track listing: 1. Uprising (Jonathan Saraga) - 9:28; Winner: 2016 ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award / 2. The Great Journey (Jonathan Saraga) - 10:52; Honorable Mention/Finalist: 2017 International Songwriting Competition / 3. Firm Roots (comp. Cedar Walton, arr. Jonathan Saraga) - 8:56 / 4. Sabbath Prayer (comp. Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick, arr. Jonathan Saraga) - 9:53 / 5. The Guardians (Jonathan Saraga) - 8:49 / 6. Lullaby (Jonathan Saraga) - 7:16 / 7. The Fool on the Hill (comp. John Lennon/Paul McCartney, arr. Jonathan Saraga) - 9:17 / 8. New World (Jonathan Saraga) - 9:29


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