"The Reiki Practitioner" was originally written for quintet and was featured on Jonathan's debut album, "First Vision", which was released at Smalls Jazz Club in New York City for the Blue Truffle Music record label.

What started as a small-group original work was soon adapted for jazz orchestra and would be debuted at the 2009 Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition presented by the International Trumpet Guild and premiered by the U.S. Army Blues.

It has since been performed by multi-award winning ensembles such as the Eco-Music Big Band, the Liberte Big Band, the Erica Seguine/Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra, and most recently, the University of Colorado, Boulder Concert Jazz Ensemble. Venues it has been performed at include The Tea Lounge, Trumpets Jazz Club and The Iridium in New York, as well as Grusin Hall at CU Boulder.

The piece was recently recognized by the International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers, which awarded Jonathan a commission to complete a new composition by winter of 2020.

Recorded in April 2019 at Mighty Fine Studios, Denver CO

Engineered by Colin Bricker

Saxophones

Lexi Nomikos

Rhiannon Dewey

Wyatt Wear

Michael Gutierrez

Jake Conway

Trumpets

Jonathan Saraga

Joey Blunk

Erik Ondrejko

Aaron MacGilvray

Sonya Walker

Trombones

Brian Woodbury

Matteo Bassani

Allison Orthel

Bryan Powell

Rhythm Section

Adam Hernandez, guitar

Annie Booth, piano

Leo Arguello, bass

Michael D'Angelo, drums

Rocco Williams, vibes