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“The celebrated trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar explores vital connections between jazz and Arabic music...” - The New York Times

Composer, trumpeter, santur player, and vocalist creates music at the intersection of Western Classical, Jazz, Iraqi Maqam and Electro-Acoustic improvised music.

Latest News

Dhikra for Orchestral players, Two Rivers, and Hamid Al-Saadi 

Rave Review in the New York Times for Amir ElSaffar’s latest premier at
the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center
Review

Amir El Saffar Quartet and Duo Projects

Albums to be released in 2024

The Maqam Project

Organization building for an archive and center for the preservation and continuation of Arabic Classical Music

Opera

The Maqam Opera in development