Jonathan Saraga

Jonathan Saraga is a New York City trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer known for a lyrical postbop voice rooted in the Manhattan jazz scene where he was born and raised. He earned a master's degree in jazz studies from SUNY Purchase in 2011, studying with Jim Rotondi, Scott Wendholt, and Jon Faddis, and later completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in jazz. He released his debut album First Vision on Blue Truffle Music in 2012 and followed it with Journey to a New World on Fresh Sound Records in 2017. As a sideman he has performed with Maria Schneider, Arturo O'Farrill, Darcy James Argue, the Mingus Big Band, and the Jihye Lee Orchestra. His honors include the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Solo Competition in 2007 and the ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award in 2016.