French jazz musician Jonathan Orland began playing music during his childhood in Paris, starting with the piano and the clarinet, and teaching himself the saxophone. In 2007 he attended Berklee College of Music where he studied with George Garzone, Hal Crook and Joe Lovano. Back in Paris, Jonathan released his first album as a leader, Homes, in 2012, on the label BeeJazz, featuring his mentor George Garzone. In 2015, he released a second album, Small Talk, featuring guitarist Nelson Veras, on the label Paris Jazz Underground. His third album as a leader, Something Joyful, with French musicians Olivier Hutman, Yoni Zelnik and Ariel Tessier, was released by SteepleChase Records in 2021. Passionate about klezmer and balkan music, he co-leads a project with pianist Stéphane Tsapis that blends Yiddish songs with free improvisation and original compositions influenced by Eastern European music. Their album Youkali was released by Cristal Records in 2022. His latest project is a duo album with pianist Jean-Michel Pilc. The album Sait-on jamais will be released on November 17th 2023.