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• GRAMMY® Winning Trumpeter & Flugelhornist
• Award Winning Composer & Arranger
• Doctor of Musical Arts & Educator

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Please don’t miss the chance to catch this awesome band this Sunday, Oct 25th 2:30pm at @pinchrecording! 🥳 we a little too cool! Only a few more tickets left, grab them before they run out. It's meant for you! Livestream available as well! 🎫🔗in @tracyyang217 Bio!

#tracyyangjazzorchestra #tracyyang #pinchrecording #bigbandjazz

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(Español abajo) An evening filled with energy, and the unmistakable sound of live jazz. 🎶

Victor Gould, Jonathan Saraga, E. J. Strickland, and Boris Kozlov joined us at Saint Peter’s for Jazz Vespers.

Take a look back at the music — then come experience it for yourself. Join us tomorrow at 5:00 PM.

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Una tarde llena de energía y el sonido inconfundible del jazz en vivo. 🎶

Victor Gould, Jonathan Saraga, E. J. Strickland y Boris Kozlov nos acompañaron en Saint Peter’s para Jazz Vespers.

Mira algunos momentos de la música y ven a vivirla en persona.

Acompáñanos mañana a las 5:00 PM.

📍 Saint Peter’s Church
619 Lexington Avenue
🎶 Sundays at 5:00 PM
🎟️ Free — RSVP at the link in our bio.

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I am so happy to share my latest release with you all… TIME is out and I could not be more grateful to have recorded this song with some of my very talented musician friends!!

Thank you @robtanico16 Rob for always getting my songs to the next level. @almostzach : Love working with ya!
@steven_gilliss from now on I’m only going to call you the Rumba King… @eddiesoles85 : I love that effortless solo 😉.
Or course, the cherry on top is your flawless trumpet @jonathansaraga , how lucky was I to find you?

Thank you also to @deedeewashere for gracefully sharing her art for the cover!

It’s been a journey to see it take shape and I really love the result. I hope you will too! Now Go check it out!

Xoxo

#newmusicfriday #krystianiamusic #timesong

Listen here

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Thursday Jazz Affair Behind the scenes!

Behind the scenes & Soundcheck

Tune in for Jonathan Saraga Quintet
Piano - Gordan Spasovski
Double Bass-Kiril Tufekchievski
Drums - Viktor filipovski
Saxophone- Kiril Kuzmanov
Trumpet - Jonathan Saraga

Volume up!

Special Appearance on the drums -
Dan Pugach is an American composer, drummer, arranger, and bandleader. He won a Grammy Award in 2025 for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence and later that same year was nominated for Best Jazz Performance for All Stars Lead To You - Live and Best Jazz Vocal Album for Live at Vic’s Las Vegas for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026.

Special appearance Dan Pugach & Nicole Zuraitis

Nicole Zuraitis is an American jazz vocalist, pianist, composer, and arranger.

She won a Grammy Award in 2024 for Best Jazz Vocal Album for How Love Begins as well as being nominated for Grammy Awards in 2019 and 2025.

She has collaborated with artists such as Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Carter, Christian McBride, Darren Criss, and Livingston Taylor.In 2025, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards, All Stars Lead To You - Live for Best Jazz Performance and Live at Vic’s Las Vegas for Best Jazz Vocal Album for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards in 2026.

Thank you all for an truly amazing evening 🍸

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PHOTO CULTURE | NATIONAL JAZZ ORCHESTRA & DAN PUGACH

On October 7, the National Jazz Orchestra opened its new concert season with an exclusive performance featuring Grammy winning composer, arranger and drummer Dan Pugach, one of the distinctive voices of the contemporary New York jazz scene.

Under the baton of Gian Emin, the orchestra performed music from Pugach’s award winning album “Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence”, alongside special guests Nicole Zuraitis and Jonathan Saraga.

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#ororadiomk #ororadio #photoculture #фотокултура #danpugach

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Национален џез оркестар со Dan Pugach, Nicole Zuraitis и Jonathan Saraga!
Диригент: Џијан Емин

📸 @majaargakijeva

@danpugach
@nicolezmusic
@jonathansaraga
@emindzijan

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🌝🌝 Doing a special Sunday matinee living room kinda session with my 17-piece jazz orchestra on Oct 25th, at @pinchrecording in Long Island City, Queens 🗽. Very excited to be back playing with so many great friends and peers after some time. I appreciate them so much! I myself will be playing and leading from the piano this time! 🙉 Also very excited to see how the band is shaping in its own way.

This project is partially supported by the Queens Arts Fund through New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), which has always been very crucial to my artistic growth. I hope to contribute to Queens’ long jazz history while finding different ways to carry out my band, my music, and to build new connections within the community.

🎼🎙️🎫 🎥
If you want to experience this in a live setting, please do not wait to RSVP your tickets! Treat yourself as a VIP! The crowd is capped at about the size of the band. Livestream is also available if you want to enjoy this at your own pace in your own way. Choose your own way to be part of it!! (🔗Bio)

Date and Time: Sunday 02:30 PM, Octorber 25th, 2026
Location: Pinch Recording, Queens🗽

Tracy Yang Jazz Orchestra personnel

🎷🎷🎷🎷🎷
Ben Kono
Stephanie Tateiwa
John Lowery
Andrew Gutauskas
Carl Maraghi

🎺🎺🎺🎺
John Lake
Jonathan Saraga
David Smith
Naoya Ogura

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Nick Grinder
John Yao
Andrew Danforth
Jennifer Wharton

🎸Jeff Miles
🎹 Tracy Yang
🎻 Dan Montgomery
🥁 Engin Kaan Gunaydin

#tracyyangjazzorchestra #queensartsfund #newyorkfundationforrhearts #jazzatqueens #livingroomsessions

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Оваа недела Thursday Jazz Affair во неповторливо издание!

Не се носат сите јајца во иста кошница- рекол некој кој имал многу јајца па не ги собирало!

Жетвата заврши, ние ги собравме и во оваа недела преминавме на јајца од ној!
Крупен квинтет состав со специјален гостин на труба @jonathansaraga !

Домаќините кои го канат и заедно ќе го доближат Њу Јорк до Скопје :
@gordanspasovski пијано
@kire_kuzmanov саксофон
@kiril_tufekcievski бас
@filipovskivik тапани

Ова не е настан кој се повторува а местата се однапред резервирани и достапниот капацитетот намален поради ексклузивност.

Линкот за резервации е активен:

https://eventl.in/sdGJhywQOE

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Great night playing with the Hyeseon Hong Jazz Orchestra, closing out the 10th anniversary season of West Side Arts & Music’s Music at the Fountain series at Lincoln Park in Jersey City.

Here’s a brief clip of “Boat Song,” Hyeseon’s arrangement of a traditional Korean folk song.

Always a pleasure playing Hyeseon’s music with this incredible band:

Jeff Davis • Evan Gregor • Broc Hempel • Jonathan Saraga • Peter Lin • Matthew McDonald • Brandon Moodie • Matt Hong • Jay Brandford • Jon Boutellier • Andrew Hadro • Daniel Bereket • Josh Deutsch • Steve Kenyon • Daniel Linden • Michael Dudley • Aubrey Johnson

Thanks to West Side Arts & Music and everyone who came out!

Captured by John Dunston 🎥

#HyeseonHongJazzOrchestra #MusicAtTheFountain #WestSideArtsAndMusic #jerseycitymusic #bigband

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After a long summer journey, I’m very happy to wrap up the summer and welcome a beautiful fall season with this performance in Jersey City.
I’ll also be premiering a new tune this time — always exciting to bring new music to the stage!
Grateful for the support of JCAC and West Side Arts & Music.
Looking forward to sharing the music with everyone in JC!
#JerseyCity #JerseyCityJazz #LiveJazz #JazzGuitar #OriginalMusic NewMusic JCMusic NJJazz

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(Español abajo)⁠ An evening of exceptional jazz awaits at Saint Peter’s Church. Join us this Sunday at 5:00 PM as Jonathan Saraga brings Jazz Vespers to life in one of New York City’s most unique sacred spaces. Free admission. RSVP at the link in bio.⁠
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Una noche de jazz excepcional te espera en Saint Peter’s Church. Acompáñanos este domingo a las 5:00 PM para disfrutar de Jazz Vespers con Jonathan Saraga en uno de los espacios sagrados más singulares de Nueva York. Entrada gratuita. Confirma tu asistencia en el enlace en la bio.⁠
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#jazzvespers #livejazz #nycjazz #saintpeterschurch

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This is a Sneak peek to the cover of my new single, <<Time>>, coming out next month !!!

It was graciously shared by the amazing artist @deedeewashere, whose work I happen to admire and love on my walks/ runs around Asbury Park for the last few years.

It’s so special to count on her art for a song that is coming trough with so much love and patience in the last few months.

Please consider donating to this project that Dee supports in Gaza, giving women the chance to make art:

https://gofund.me/29c537b2f

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