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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.
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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