Jonathan Reisin

Jonathan Reisin is a Brooklyn-based saxophonist, composer and improviser whose original music draws on free jazz, contemporary music and the avant-garde. Born and raised in Israel, he earned a performance degree at Berklee College of Music and a Master of Music from The New School's Performer-Composer program, studying with George Garzone, Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock and Francisco Mela, among others. He released his debut album, Option B, on Habitable Records in 2022, followed by Earthquake (577 Records, 2023), a collaboration with his mentor Mela. Too Good X Unreality, made with pianist Shinya Lin and drummer Jarred Chase, came out on Boomslang Records in 2025. He has worked with Kris Davis, Anat Fort, Nate Wooley and Cooper Moore, and has appeared at the Vermont Jazz Festival, Brooklyn's Forward Festival and South Korea's Gangneung International Art Festival.