Past Events

Date Artist City Venue
10/01/23 Amir ElSaffar – Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Duo Berlin Pierre Boulez Saal
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/01/23 Amir ElSaffar Trio plus Tania Giannouli Berlin Pierre Boulez Saal
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Dhikra (World Premiere) at Mostly Mozart Festival
07/26/23 Two Rivers with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra Musicians New York, NY Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Lincoln Center Plaza.
07/25/23 Two Rivers with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra Musicians New York, NY Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 10 Lincoln Center Plaza.
06/23/23 Amir ElSaffar Trio Brooklyn SHIFT
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 411 Kent Avenue.
05/22/23 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Bloomington, IN Bloomington Early Music Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: FAR Center for Contemporary Arts.
Tour: Jazz-Maqam Reflections: Twenty-Years After of the US-led Invasion of Iraq
04/19/23 Hamid Al-Saadi and Al-Chalghi Al-Baghdadi Bennington, Vermont Bennington College
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/14/23 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir New York, NY Symphony Space
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 95th street and Broadway.
04/10/23 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Newark, NJ Rutgers-Newark
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Express Newark.
04/08/23 Archie Shepp – Cry of My People Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Academy of Music
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Peter Jay Sharp Building Howard Gillman Opera House. Featuring Jason Moran, Amina Claudine Meyers, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Avery Sharpe, and more…
Tour: Jazz-Maqam Reflections: Twenty-Years After of the US-led Invasion of Iraq
04/04/23 Two Rivers University Park, Pennsylvania Penn State University
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $42. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Eisenhower Auditorium. Two Rivers ensemble featuring Iraqi Maqam icon, Hamid Al-Saadi
04/02/23 Two Rivers New York, NY Drom
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20 advance/$25 at the door. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 85 Avenue A New York, NY 10009-6500. Venue phone: (212) 777-1157. In commemoration of the 20 year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq. Featuring Iraqi Maqam icon, vocalist Hamid Al-Saadi.
12/08/22 - 12/14/22 Halaqat Brussels Bozar
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Mentorship Residency with musicians from Europe and the Arab World, culminating in a performance at Bozar. In collaboration with the Goethe Institute.
11/17/22 - 11/20/22 Catherine Christer Hennix’s Kmigaku Ensemble Brooklyn, NY Blank Forms
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound European Tour
11/12/22 Rivers Of Sound Reggio Emilia Aperto Festival
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Teatro Ariosto. Supported in part by Mid Atlantic Arts through USArtists International, a program in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
11/10/22 Rivers Of Sound Gent, Belgium De Bijloke
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/01/22 Amir ElSaffar – Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Duo Brooklyn, NY Pioneer Works
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook. World Premiere of “Inside Spaces” sponsored by the French American Cultural Exchange.
10/30/22 Amir ElSaffar – Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Duo Chatham NY, NY PS21 Chatham
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2980 ROUTE 66.
10/25/22 - 10/30/22 Amir ElSaffar – Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Duo Chatham NY, NY PS21 Chatham
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2980 ROUTE 66. Residency, new work development
10/18/22 Aka Moon with Special Guests Brussels TBA
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Aka Moon 30 Year Anniversary Concert.
09/17/22 Amir ElSaffar Trio plus Tania Giannouli Berlin Pierre Boulez Saal
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/09/22 National Arabic Orchestra Houston, Texas TBD
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. With special guests Amir ElSaffar and Hamid Al-Saadi
07/31/22 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Detroit, Michigan Private Performance
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/26/22 MK Dance Bolzano TBA
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. MAQAM, a collaboration between MK Dance, Lorenzo Bianchi-Hoesh, and Amir ElSaffar
07/21/22 MK Dance Rome, Italy TBA
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. MAQAM, a collaboration between MK Dance, Lorenzo Bianchi-Hoesh, and Amir ElSaffar
07/12/22 Hamid Al-Saadi and Amir ElSaffar New York, NY The Jane Hotel
Time: 6:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 113 Jane Street. Sophia Club – Speaking Across the Divide
07/02/22 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Houston, Texas Private Performance
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound US Tour 2022
04/28/22 Rivers Of Sound New York City Ecstatic Music Festival, Merkin Hall
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/27/22 Rivers Of Sound Troy, New York Troy Music Hall
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $30. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/26/22 Rivers Of Sound Hanover, NH Dartmouth
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/23/22 Rivers Of Sound Los Angeles, California The Soraya
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/21/22 Rivers Of Sound Minneapolis, MN Walker Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1750 Hennepin Avenue.
04/19/22 Rivers Of Sound Champaign-Urbana, Illinois Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at Illinois
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/12/22 Amir ElSaffar Trio plus Tania Giannouli Berlin Pierre Boulez Saal
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/12/22 Amir ElSaffar – Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Duo Berlin Pierre Boulez Saal
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/03/22 - 03/08/22 MK Dance Rome Teatro India
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/23/22 Amir ElSaffar Solo Brooklyn, NY Barbes
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/16/22 Amir ElSaffar Trio Brooklyn, NY Barbes
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/02/22 Amir ElSaffar Princeton The Institute for Advance Study
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Amir ElSaffar Residency at The Stone
01/15/22 Two Rivers New York, New York The Stone
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 West 13th street.
01/14/22 Amir ElSaffar Trio New York, New York The Stone
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 West 13th street. with Tomas Fujiwara (drums) and Ole Mathisen (tenor saxophone)
01/13/22 Amir ElSaffar New York, New York The Stone
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 West 13th street. Solo for trumpet, santur, voice, and modular synthesizer
01/12/22 New Resonance Ensemble New York, New York The Stone
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 West 13th street.
01/11/22 - 01/15/22 Amir ElSaffar Residency at The Stone New York, New York The Stone
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 55 West 13th street. Amir ElSaffar with special guests to be announced!
11/16/21 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Queens, New York Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/16/21 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Queens, New York Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Virtual Concert of Two Rivers, RagaMaqam, Luminescencia for Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics, Transe, and Rivers of Sound.
11/08/21 Hamid Al-Saadi and Amir ElSaffar Kalamazoo, MI Michigan Festival of Sacred Music
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/08/21 Hamid Al-Saadi and Amir ElSaffar Kalamazoo, MI Michigan Festival of Sacred Music
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/07/21 Amir ElSaffar – Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch Duo Brooklyn, NY Pioneer Works
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook. World premiere of new electro-acoustic work sponsored by the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE).
10/23/21 MK Dance Company Turin “Maqam”
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/17/21 MK Dance Company Reggio Emilia “Maqam” World Premiere
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/11/21 - 10/16/21 MK Dance Company Reggio Emilia Artist Residency
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound Album Release Tour
09/30/21 Two Rivers Lawrence, Kansas The Lied Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1600 Stewart Drive.
09/18/21 - 09/26/21 MK Dance Company Collegno Artist Residency
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/15/21 Two Rivers Ithaca, New York Cornell Concert Series
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: http://www.cornellconcertseries.com/amir-elsaffar/. Online only – premiere of filmed performance of Two Rivers at Little Island in New York City.
Tour: Rivers of Sound Album Release Tour
09/10/21 Rivers Of Sound Worldwide ALBUM RELEASE: The Other Shore
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
08/15/21 Two Rivers New York City, NY Venue to be announced!
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
08/14/21 Two Rivers New York City, NY Venue to be announced!
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/31/21 Raga-Maqam New York City Lincoln Center Out of Doors
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
06/20/21 - 06/30/21 MK Dance Turino Turino Residency
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
06/08/21 - 06/17/21 The Wooster Group performs Bertold Brecht’s The Mother Vienna Vienna Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Original Music by Amir ElSaffar
04/06/21 - 04/15/21 Raga-Maqam residency and recording session North Adams, MA Mass MoCA
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/21/21 “Thaw,” for Bass Clarinet (World Premiere) Brooklyn, New York Bang on a Can Virtual Marathon
Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: https://live.bangonacan.org/february2021marathon/. Performed by Ken Thomson, bass clarinet
02/03/21 Luminiscencia – for Flamenco, Maqam, Electronics Paris Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac
Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: https://youtu.be/Ru-fQPKTg0s.
01/31/21 Video Lecture – Beyond the Other Shore Galesburg, IL Knox College Jerome Mirza Virtual Jazz Residency
Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O_k_J35QJs.
12/05/20 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Pine Plains, NY Stissing Center – Virtual Performance
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k04MfyNo5CM.
11/22/20 Raga-Maqam Brooklyn, NY Ragas Live Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: https://www.ragaslive.org/.
11/21/20 Solo work for trumpet, santur, and modular synthesizer Sarajevo Sarajevo Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KARzHPGzmM.
07/10/20 Archie Shepp’s Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Darryl Hall, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits & Amir ElSaffar Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
06/25/20 - 06/26/20 Trans Stambeli Project Marseille, France Festival de Marseille
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
06/24/20 Trans Stambeli Project Aix-en-Provence, France Festival International d’Aix-en-Provence
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. CANCELED DUE TO COVID-19
06/13/20 - 06/14/20 Trans Stambeli Project Amsterdam Holland Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
05/31/20 Amir ElSaffar with Australian Art Orchestra Melbourne Arts Centre Melbourne
Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $39. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound Album Release Tour
04/27/20 Rivers Of Sound Amherst, MA UMass Amherst
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
04/26/20 Rivers Of Sound Boston, Massachusetts CRASHarts
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
04/25/20 Rivers Of Sound New York City Ecstatic Music Festival, Merkin Hall
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/23/20 Rivers Of Sound Troy, New York Troy Savings Bank
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/21/20 Rivers Of Sound Hanover, New Hampshire Hopkins Center, Dartmouth University
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/18/20 Rivers Of Sound Urbana, Illinois Krannert Center, University of Illinois
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/16/20 Rivers Of Sound Los Angeles, California The Soraya
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/15/20 Rivers Of Sound Berkely, California UC Berkeley
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/14/20 Rivers Of Sound Berkeley, CA Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/22/20 Hamid Al-Saad and Two Rivers with the Amarillo Symphony (World Premiere) Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Symphony
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/21/20 Hamid Al-Saad and Two Rivers with the Amarillo Symphony (World Premiere) Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Symphony
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/15/20 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) St. Paul, MN Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/08/20 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) St. Joseph College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
02/08/20 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) St. Joseph College of Saint Benedict/Saint John’s University
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
01/31/20 Two Rivers with Hamid Al-Saadi Chicago Harris Theater
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
01/29/20 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Museum
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
01/18/20 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir New Haven, Connecticut Yale University
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
01/15/20 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Nîmes Flamenco Festival Nîmes
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
01/12/20 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Long Island City, NY Moma PS1 Queens
Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 22-25 Jackson Ave.
Tour: Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir
11/23/19 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Brooklyn, NY Roulette
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $30. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 509 Atlantic Avenue. Venue phone: 917-267-0263.
11/20/19 Hamid Al-Saadi and Amir ElSaffar The Bronx Fordham University
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/19/19 Hamid Al-Saadi and Amir ElSaffar New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University – Dana Library
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
11/17/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Montmorency, Ile-De-France Jazz au Fil de l’Oise Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
11/13/19 Two Rivers Strasbourg Jazzdor Mulhouse
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
10/28/19 - 11/12/19 Rivers Of Sound New York City Baryshnikov Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 450 West 37th Street.
10/26/19 Two Rivers Paris Institut du Monde Arabe
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/25/19 Two Rivers Gdansk, Poland Jazz Jantar Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/17/19 Two Rivers Ramallah MahraJazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/16/19 Two Rivers Nazareth MahraJazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Transe – Stambeli
10/04/19 - 10/13/19 Trans Stambeli Project Tunis Dream City Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Featuring a collective of trance musicians from Tunis, Tozeur (south of Tunisia), and Mali. More information
09/28/19 Awhaal for String Quartet Chicago, IL Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Time: 11:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/28/19 Awhaal for String Quartet Chicago, IL Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Time: 11:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
09/26/19 Awhaal for String Quartet New York City Lincoln Center Atrium
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/22/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
09/15/19 - 09/20/19 Amir ElSaffar .. Trans Stambeli Residency
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Trans Stambeli Residency Related post.
08/05/19 - 08/11/19 Teaching Residency at Banff Centre Jazz Workshop Banff, Alberta Banff Music Centre
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/21/19 Cornu Luminis for Mediterranean Youth Orchestra Alpes-Maritimes Mougins Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/20/19 Cornu Luminis for Mediterranean Youth Orchestra Ollioules Châteauvallon Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Related post.
07/19/19 Cornu Lumins for Mediterranean Youth Orchestra Aix-en-Provence Grand Théatre de Provence
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 380 Avenue Max Juvénal. Daniele Rustioni, conductor
07/15/19 Two Rivers Aix-en-Provence Hôtel Maynier D’Oppède
Time: 9:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 21 Rue Gaston de Saporta. Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
07/06/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics London Lilian Baylis Studio
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rosebery Avenue. Shubbak Festival
07/06/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics London Lilian Baylis Studio
Time: 5:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Rosebery Avenue.
06/29/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Marseille, France Festival de Marseille
Time: 10:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Shubbak Festival
06/28/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Marseille, France Festival de Marseille
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
06/06/19 - 06/26/19 Amir ElSaffar: Musical Research Trip Tunisia Musical Research Trip
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Related post.
04/18/19 Hamid Al-Saadi and Amir ElSaffar New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers University – Dana Library
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/13/19 Amir ElSaffar with Hamid Al-Saadi and Safaafir New York, NY Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue.
04/12/19 Amir ElSaffar with Hamid Al-Saadi and Safaafir New York, NY Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue.
04/08/19 Two Rivers with Hamid Al-Saadi Brooklyn, NY Pioneer Works
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook.
04/06/19 Two Rivers Toronto, Canada Aga Khan Museum
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/03/19 ElSaffar – Fujiwara – Mathisen Trio New York, NY Fridman Gallery
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 15.00. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 169 Bowery. Venue phone: (917) 262-0612.
Tour: Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir
04/02/19 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Princeton, NJ Princeton University
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall. More information
03/30/19 Two Rivers with Hamid Al-Saadi NW Washington, DC Kennedy Center Jazz Club
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street,.
03/29/19 Two Rivers Cambridge, MA Celebrity Series – Sanders Theater
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 45 Quincy Street.
Tour: Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir
03/28/19 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir New York, NY David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Broadway at 62nd Street.
03/03/19 Michigan Arabic Orchestra with Hamid Al-Saadi Detroit, MI TBD
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Related post.
02/27/19 Hamid Al-Saadi with Safaafir Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4544 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625. Venue phone: (773) 728-6000.
02/17/19 Two Rivers Hudson, NY Hudson Hall
Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 327 Warren St..
02/15/19 Interstices for Octet Plus One with Ictus Gent Handelsbeurs Concertzaal
Time: 8:15pm. Admission: 18 Euros. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Kouter 29.
02/14/19 Interstices for Octet Plus One with Ictus Brussels Bozar
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 20 Euros. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/10/19 Archie Shepp’s Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Regie Workman, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits & Amir ElSaffar NW Washington, DC Kennedy Center Jazz Club
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F Street,.
Tour: Luminiscencia
02/07/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Rotterdam Netherlands Flamenco Biennale
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: De Doelen. More information
02/03/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Utrecht Netherlands Flamenco Biennale
Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/02/19 Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Amsterdam Netherlands Flamenco Biennale
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Muziekgebouw.
01/20/19 - 01/29/19 Residency: Luminiscencia – new work with Flamenco, Maqam, and Electronics Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Creation of new work.
01/12/19 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Chicago, IL The Harris Theater
Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 205 E. Randolph Drive.
01/11/19 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Chicago, IL The Harris Theater
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 205 E. Randolph Drive.
Tour: Rivers of Sound Tour
01/05/19 Rivers Of Sound New York, NY Winter Jazz Fest
Time: 7:40pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
12/15/18 Hamid Al-Saadi and Al-Chalghi Al-Baghdadi Queens, NY Queens Museum of Art
Time: 4:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: www.queensmuseum.org.
11/24/18 World Premiere – Amir ElSaffar with Lutosławski Quartet, Ksawery Wójciński, Wacław Zimpel, Wrocław Jazztopad Festival
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: NFM, Sala Czerwona.
11/21/18 Jamie Baum Septet Wrocław Jazztopad Festival
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: NFM, Sala Czerwona.
11/18/18 Amir ElSaffar and Ictus Interstices Bruges Brugge Jazz Festival
Time: 5:10pm. Admission: €30. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/17/18 Jamie Baum Septet London London Jazz Festival
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound European Tour
11/16/18 Rivers Of Sound London London Jazz Festival
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound European Tour, with support of Mid Atlantic – www.midatlanticarts.org
11/14/18 Rivers Of Sound Brussels Bozar
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: €24. Age restrictions: All Ages. This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Tour: Rivers of Sound European Tour
11/13/18 Rivers Of Sound Gent, Belgium De Bijloke
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: €20. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Rivers of Sound European Tour, with support of Mid Atlantic – www.midatlanticarts.org
11/11/18 Rivers Of Sound ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands November Music Festival
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: €18. Age restrictions: All Ages. This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Howard Gilman Foundation.
Tour: Rivers of Sound European Tour
11/10/18 Rivers Of Sound Amsterdam Bimhuis
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/03/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Washington, DC Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $39. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC 20566. Venue phone: (202) 416-8000.
11/02/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Washington, DC Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $39. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC 20566. Venue phone: (202) 416-8000.
10/18/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Austin, TX Texas Performing Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 2350 Robert Dedman Drive.
10/14/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Fayetteville, AR Walton Arts Center
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 495 W Dickson Street.
10/10/18 Two Rivers with Hamid Al-Saadi Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts
Time: 8:00am. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1871 N High Street.
10/01/18 - 10/04/18 Residency with Hamid Al-Saadi Durham, NC Duke University
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/28/18 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Amherst, MA Amherst College Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00am. Admission: $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Bowker Auditorium, 100 Holdsworth Way.
09/20/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Hanover, NH Dartmouth
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/19/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Hanover, NH Dartmouth
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/18/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Hanover, NH Dartmouth
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages.
08/19/18 Amir ElSaffar, Two Rivers, and Friends Chicago, IL The Park at Wrigley
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3637 N Clark Street.
08/11/18 Eastern Sierra Symphony Orchestra (Composer in Residence Amir ElSaffar) Mammoth Lakes, CA St. Joseph’s Cathlic Church
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 58 Ranch Rd.
08/10/18 Eastern Sierra Symphony Orchestra (Composer in Residence Amir ElSaffar) Mammoth Lakes, CA St. Joseph’s Cathlic Church
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 58 Ranch Rd.
08/09/18 Eastern Sierra Symphony Orchestra (Composer in Residence Amir ElSaffar) Mammoth Lakes, CA St. Joseph’s Cathlic Church
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 58 Ranch Rd.
06/30/18 Amir ElSaffar Hong Kong TBA
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: TBA. Age restrictions: All Ages.
06/24/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 8:15pm. Admission: $45, $35, $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/23/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 8:15pm. Admission: $45, $35, $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/23/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 2:15pm. Admission: $45, $35, $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/22/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 8:15pm. Admission: $45, $35, $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/21/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 8:15pm. Admission: $45, $35, $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/20/18 - 06/24/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/20/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Becket, MA Jacob’s Pillow Dance
Time: 8:15pm. Admission: $45, $35, $25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Doris Duke Theater. Venue phone: 413.243.9919.
06/17/18 Rivers of Sound with Members of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra New Haven, CT Festival of Arts and Ideas
Time: 7:00am. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: New Haven Green, 250 Temple Street.
06/05/18 Amir ElSaffar + Ayman Fannous feat. William Parker Brooklyn, NY Shapeshifter Lab
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $12. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 18 Whitwell Place. Venue phone: (646) 820-9452.
06/02/18 Nels Cline Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $35. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1026 Spring Garden Street.
Tour: Jamie Baum Septet CD Release
05/25/18 Jamie Baum Septet NYC The Cell
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
05/25/18 The Jaime Baum Septet Fairfield The Fairfield Theater Company
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25. Age restrictions: All Ages.
05/24/18 Jamie Baum Septet New Haven, CT Firehouse 12
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/30/18 Amir ElSaffar and Hafez Modirzadeh Duo Katowice Katowice JazzArt Festival
Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/26/18 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Northridge, CA Valley Performing Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $28-$65. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Great Hall, 18111 Nordhoff Street.
04/20/18 - 04/21/18 Amir ElSaffar, Naseem AlAtrash, and Firas Zreik with Brooklyn Raga Massive New York, NY Jazz Gallery
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/10/18 Amir ElSaffar Solo Stans Stanser Musiktage
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: +41 41 612 05 88. Address: Sakrale Räume. Amir ElSaffar’s solo performance, “Mokurai,” featuring santur, voice, and trumpet.
Tour: AlefBa Residency/Concerts
04/04/18 Aka Moon w/ Fabrizio Cassol Gent, Belgium De Bijloke
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/03/18 Aka Moon w/ Fabrizio Cassol Lille Opera de Lille
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/31/18 Aka Moon w/ Fabrizio Cassol Oostende De Grote Post
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/30/18 Aka Moon w/ Fabrizio Cassol Antwerp De Singel
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Italy Tour
03/26/18 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Bolzano Piccolo Theater
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/25/18 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Dolo Jazz Area Metropolitana
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/24/18 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar San Vito al Tagliamento San Vito Jazz
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/21/18 - 03/22/18 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Contemporary Bharatanatyam dance with compositions by Amir ElSaffar and a distinct alchemy of Iraqi, jazz, and Carnatic instruments. More information
03/07/18 Amir ElSaffar Miami, FL Miami Dade College
Time: 12:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 305-237-3930. Address: Wolfson Campus Auditorium 300 N.E. Second Ave., Building 1, Room 1261. Venue phone: 305-237-3930.
03/03/18 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Miami Beach, Florida MDC Live Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20/$25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (786) 453-2897. Address: North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave. Venue phone: (786) 453-2897.
02/10/18 Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra New York, NY NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 287 Spring Street.
02/09/18 Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra Chicago, IL Chicago Symphony Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
02/08/18 Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra Iowa City, IA Hancher Auditorium
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
12/02/17 - 12/03/17 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) Berkeley, CA Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
11/04/17 Amir ElSaffar – Wind Octet Commission for Jazz Fest Berlin 2017 Berlin, Germany JazzFest Berlin 2017
Time: 4:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/24/17 Aka Moon with Special Guests Brussels, Belgium Festival des Libertes
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Fabrizio Cassol – saxophone / Michel Hatzigeorgiou – basse électrique / Stéphane Galland – batterie + U.K. Sivaraman – mrdngam / Fabian Fiorini – piano / Mark Turner – saxophone / Miles Okazako – guitar / Amir El Saffar – trompette / Joao Barradas – accordion / Tcha Limberger – violin + chant / Nedyalko Nedyalkov – kaval / Misirli Ahmet – darbouka /
10/20/17 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) Ann Arbor, MI The Power Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/18/17 Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra Ann Arbor, MI The Power Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
09/08/17 Amir ElSaffar at the Brooklyn Raga Massive’s and The India Center Foundation’s Outside (In)dia series New York, NY David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Broadway at 62nd Street. Firas Zreik (qanun), Naseem Alatrash (cello), Arun Ramamurthy (violin), Abhik Mukherjee (sitar), Jay Gandhi (bansuri), and Shiva Ghoshal (tabla
09/02/17 Interstices (World Premiere) with Ictus Ensemble by AmirElSaffar Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Amir ElSaffar’s new compositions commissioned by the Royaumont Foundation in France for nine members of the Belgium-based chamber ensemble, ICTUS. Instrumentation is double bass, cello, violin, viola, clarinet/bass clarinet, oboe/English horn, and French horn, with the addition of ElSaffar on trumpet and santur (Iraqi hammered-dulcimer).
08/06/17 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Schenectady, NY The Agnes Macdonald Music Haven Stage – Central Park
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
08/04/17 Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra Newport, RI Newport Jazz Festival
Time: 12:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Fort Adams State Park 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840.
07/17/17 - 07/23/17 Amir ElSaffar – Teaching Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/10/17 - 07/16/17 Amir ElSaffar – Composition Residency at the Royal Opera House in London London, United Kingdom Shubbak Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/09/17 Fabrizio Cassol and Special Guests Aix-en-Provence, France Festival d’Aix
Time: 10:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
07/03/17 Archie Shepp’s Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Darryl Hall, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits & Amir ElSaffar Vienne, France Jazz à Vienne
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
06/30/17 Archie Shepp’s Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Regie Workman, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits & Amir ElSaffar Ljubljana, Slovenia Ljubljana Jazz Festival
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Archie Shepp, tenor saxophone Amir ElSaffar, trumpet Reggie Workman, double bass Nasheet Waits, drums Jason Moran, piano More information
06/27/17 Ole Mathisen – Floating Points Rochester, NY Rochester Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Ole Mathisen – tenor sax, Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Bobby Avey – piano, Gregg August – bass
06/22/17 Ole Mathisen – Floating Points New York, NY Jazz Gallery
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Ole Mathisen – tenor sax, Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Bobby Avey – piano, Gregg August – bass
06/16/17 Rivers of Sound LP Release performance New York, NY River to River Festival
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
05/12/17 - 06/12/17 Amir ElSaffar – Composition Residency Cassis, France Camargo Foundation
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
05/06/17 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble New York, NY Bang on a Can
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
04/29/17 Alwan Ensemble New Paltz, NY Dorsky Museum SUNY
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/31/17 Amir ElSaffar Solo Cairo, Egypt D-CAF Festival
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/30/17 Project 99 Cairo, Egypt D-CAF Festival
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
03/25/17 Amir ElSaffar and Rivers of Sound Orchestra Muscat, Oman Royal Opera House
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
03/22/17 Catherine Christer Hennix & Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage Berlin, Germany MaerzMusik – Festival for Time Issues
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Amir ElSaffar, trumpet Paul Schwingenschlögl, trumpet, flugelhorn Robin Hayward, microtonal tuba Hilary Jeffery, trombone Elena Kakaliagou, French horn Stefan Tiedje, sound direction & computer programming More information
03/19/17 Amir ElSaffar Solo Grenoble, France Festival Detours de Babel
Time: 5:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
03/18/17 Project 99 Grenoble, France Festival Detours de Babel
Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
03/03/17 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble College Park, MD The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
Tour: Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble in Belgium
02/25/17 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Mechelen, Belgium Nona
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
02/24/17 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Brugge, Belgium De Werf
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
02/23/17 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Gent, Belgium De Bijloke
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
02/02/17 - 02/12/17 Amir ElSaffar – Composition Residency Cassis, France Camargo Foundation
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
02/02/17 - 02/12/16 Amir ElSaffar New York, New York Fridman Art Gallery
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 287 Spring Street. More information
01/31/17 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) Rochester, MI Mayo Clinic Center for Humanities in Medicine
Time: 10:30am. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
01/29/17 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) Minneapolis, MN The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
01/27/17 - 01/28/17 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water (music composed by Amir ElSaffar) Minneapolis, MN The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
Tour: Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Italy Tour
01/13/17 - 01/19/17 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar TBA TBA
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
01/13/17 - 01/19/16 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar TBA TBA
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
01/09/17 Amir ElSaffar New York, New York Fridman Art Gallery
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 287 Spring Street.
12/02/16 Ole Mathisen – Floating Points New York, NY Spectrum
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Ole Mathisen – tenor sax, Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Bobby Avey – piano, Gregg August – bass
11/21/16 Amir ElSaffar and People of the Wind Berlin, Germany KK19
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
11/20/16 CUL-DE-SAC + ELSAFFAR / KAKALIAGOU / TAVIL Berlin, Germany ACUD MACHT NEU
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. More information
11/19/16 Tonaliens Berlin, Germany ausland
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Amelia Cuni – dhrupad singing Werner Durand – invented wind instruments Robin Hayward – microtonal tuba, tuning vine Hilary Jeffery – trombone Ralf Meinz – sound, live electronics Special guest: Amir Elsaffar – trumpet More information
11/18/16 ZINC & COPPER play BRASS MAQAM Berlin, Germany PAUL GERHARDT KIRCHE
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Amir ElSaffar – trumpet Yorgos Dimitriadis – percussion Robin Hayward – microtonal tuba Hilary Jeffery – trombone Elena Kakaliagou – french horn Paul Schwingenschlögl – flugel horn More information
11/11/16 Archie Shepp’s Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Darryl Hall, Jason Moran, Nasheet Waits & Amir ElSaffar Heidelberg, Germany Enjoy Jazz
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/05/16 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Unitarian Church of All Souls
Time: 7:00am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 80th Street and Lexington Avenue Reidy Friendship Hall. More information
10/29/16 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Northridge, CA Valley Performing Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 18111 Nordhoff St, Northridge.
10/22/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble London, UK Nour Festival
Time: 9:45pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/19/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Istanbul, Turkey AkBank Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10/15/16 Rivers Of Sound Minneapolis, MN Walker Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1750 Hennepin Avenue.
10/14/16 Rivers Of Sound Brooklyn, NY Pioneer Works
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 159 Pioneer Street, Red Hook.
10/07/16 Ragamala Dance Company: Written in Water WORLD PREMIERE Tallahassee, FL Florida State University
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Written In Water World Premiere More information
10/01/16 - 10/06/16 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Tallahassee, FL Florida State University
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Written In Water Residency More information
09/24/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Chicago, IL Hyde Park Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
09/17/16 Project 99 Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm.
Tour: Dominik Bukowski Quartet Poland Tour
08/28/16 Dominik Bukowski Quartet Świdnica Jazz na Starówce
Time: 6:00pm. Address: Rynek 43.
08/27/16 Dominik Bukowski Quartet Warsaw 12on14 Jazz Club
Time: 8:30pm. Address: ul. Noakowskiego 16.
08/26/16 Dominik Bukowski Quartet Gdańsk Gdańskie Noce Jazsowe
Time: 7:00pm. Address: Teatr Leśny (Gdańsk Wrzeszcz).
08/25/16 Dominik Bukowski Quartet Nidzica Nidzica Castle
Time: 7:00pm.
08/16/16 - 08/22/16 Teaching Residency – Intersections: Jazz and Maqam Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm.
08/02/16 - 08/07/16 Teaching Residency at the Banff Music Centre Banff, Alberta Banff Music Centre
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/24/16 - 07/31/16 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Minneapolis, MN Ragamala Dance Company
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Written In Water Residency More information
07/22/16 Project 99 Avignon, France Festival d’Avignon
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/16/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Woodstock, NY Jazz at the Maverick, Maverick Concerts
Time: 8:00pm. More information
07/14/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble New York, NY Jazz Gallery
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Italy Tour
07/10/16 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Italy Tour Oderzo TBD Oderzo
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
07/09/16 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Italy Tour Pisa Pisa Jazz
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Argini e Margini Scalo dei Renaioli, Lungarno G.Galilei. Related post.
07/08/16 Amir ElSaffar + Elettrofoscari Large Ensemble Mogliano Veneto, Italy Sile Jazz
Time: 8:00pm. More information
07/04/16 AlefBa Marseille, France Festival de Marseille
Time: 9:00pm.
07/03/16 Karim Baggili Trio featuring Amir ElSaffar Brussels, Belgium Musiq’3 Festival
Time: 6:30pm. w/ Karim Baggily, oud
07/02/16 “Ashwaaq” by Amir ElSaffar with Quatour Tana with Khaled El Hafez Brussels, Belgium Musiq’3 Festival
Time: 4:30pm.
06/26/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Athens, Greece Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Time: 8:00pm.
05/30/16 - 06/09/16 Marc Nammour / Abdullah Miniawy Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. Residency/Recording with the Marc Nammour/Abdullah Miniawi Project
05/28/16 Rajas Project New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street. w/ Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam), Anjna Swaminathan (violin) Miles Okazaki (guitar), Maria Grand (tenor saxophone) More information
05/22/16 Amir ElSaffar and Sam Shalabi Duo Philadelphia, PA House Gallery 1816
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1816 Frankford Ave.
05/13/16 Amir ElSaffar Trio New York, NY Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue.
05/10/16 - 05/12/16 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Minneapolis, MN Ragamala Dance Company
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Written In Water Residency More information
05/08/16 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Vicenza, Italy Vicenza Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. w/Nicola Fazzini (alto sax), Alessandro Fedrigo (electric bass), Luca Colussi (drums)
05/03/16 Alwan Ensemble // Ashwaaq String Quartet Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. More information
04/30/16 Amir ElSaffar- Rivers of Sound Large Ensemble Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center
Time: 8:00pm. More information
04/22/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Bremen, Germany Jazz Ahead
Time: 8:00pm.
04/15/16 Amir ElSaffar- Rivers of Sound Large Ensemble Cleveland, OH The Cleveland Museum of Art
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 11150 East Boulevard. More information
04/13/16 Fabrizio Cassol Brooklyn, NY Barbes
Time: 8:00pm. Fabrizio Cassol w/ Amir ElSaffar, Miles Okazaki, Anthony Tidd, and Kush Abadey.
04/09/16 Amir ElSaffar- Rivers of Sound Large Ensemble Philadelphia, PA The Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater
Time: 8:00pm. Rivers of Sound by Amir El Saffar is a new work for a 17-musician ensemble featuring traditional instruments from across North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, including the oud (lute), qanun (plucked zither), santur (hammered-dulcimer), nay (reed flute), as well as Western instruments, such as saxophone, trumpet, drum set, bass, retuned piano, vibraphone, guitar, and vocalists from corresponding traditions. Rivers of Sound consists of composed melodies, forms, and rhythmic formulas but is performed in an improvisational fashion, fostering variations on the musical material and spontaneous interaction between musicians. The large ensemble’s combination of instruments, each with distinct timbral properties, allows for the emergence of new sonic textures and nuanced interaction between musicians, completely unique to each performance. Individual sounds disappear into the larger sound of the whole ensemble, forming a collective, “human” voice. More information
03/30/16 Amir ElSaffar, solo trumpet Venice, Italy Incroci di Civiltà (Crossroads of Civilizations)
Time: 8:00pm.
03/18/16 Dominik Bukowski Quartet Gdansk, Poland Jazz Jantar Festival
Time: 8:00pm.
03/10/16 Tareq Abboushi Group Ramallah, Palestine Jasmine Festival – Edward Said National Conservatory
Time: 8:00pm.
03/06/16 Amir ElSaffar and Friends w/ Tareq Abboushi Ramallah, Palestine Jasmine Festival – Edward Said National Conservatory
Time: 8:00pm.
03/05/16 Amir ElSaffar and Friends w/ Tareq Abboushi Nablus, Palestine Edward Said National Conservatory
Time: 8:00pm.
02/29/16 - 03/01/16 Jamie Baum Septet Brooklyn, NY Systems Two
Recording Session w/ Jamie Baum Septet+
02/28/16 Amir ElSaffar and Okkyung Lee – solos and duo Brooklyn, NY Issue Project Rooom
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15.00. Address: 22 Boerum Place.
02/27/16 Jamie Baum Septet Wilton, CT Wilton Library – The Brubeck Room
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 137 Old Ridgefield Road. Venue phone: (203) 762-3950. More information
02/26/16 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY Cornelia Street Cafe
Time: 9:00pm. Box office: 212-989-9319. Address: 29 Cornelia Street. Venue phone: 212.989.9319. Jamie Baum- flutes,  Amir ElSaffar – trumpet Sam Sadigursky – alto sax/bass clarinet Chris Komer – French horn Brad Shepik – guitar,  John Escreet – piano Zack Lober – bass,  Jeff Hirshfield – drums More information
02/24/16 Amir ElSaffar Trio Brooklyn, NY Happy Lucky No. 1
Time: 8:00pm. Venue phone: http://www.happyluckyno1.com. w/Ole Mathisen and TBD More information
02/09/16 - 02/14/16 Marc Nammour / Abdullah Miniawy Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 2:30pm. Residency with the Marc Nammour/Abdullah Miniawi Project
01/20/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Newark, NJ Rutgers University – John Cotton Dana Library
Time: 2:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 185 University Avenue. Venue phone: 973-353-5161. Presented by The Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers. More information
Tour: Alwan For The Arts: Tarab Edition
01/17/16 Safaafir Iraqi Maqam Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $30 General // $25 Students, Seniors, Members. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 646.732.3261. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Alwan for the Arts presents: TARAB EDITION: CLASSICAL AND FOLK REPERTOIRE OF THE ARAB WORLD Featuring: George Ziadeh & Zafer Tawil Duo — Music of Umm Kulthum Safaafir — Iraqi Maqam and Pesta Tareq Abboushi — Solo Buzuq improvisations Yousif Yaseen — Contemporary and traditional Kuwaiti songs Abdulrahman Al Akhfash — Songs of Yemen Alwan Ensemble — Classics from Aleppo, Baghdad, and Cairo More information
Tour: NYC Winter Jazzfest
01/16/16 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble New York, NY Subculture
Time: 9:40pm. Address: 45 Bleecker St. Presented as part of NYC Winter Jazzfest More information
01/15/16 Alwan For The Arts: Fifth Annual Maqam Fest New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $30 General // $25 Students, Seniors, Members. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 646.732.3261. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Amir ElSaffar, curator Alwan for the Arts and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance present Maqam Fest 2016, featuring six ensembles performing the language of maqam in varied musical styles. 4th Floor Dolunay: 7:45 pm -8:30 pm Tareq Abboushi’s Shusmo Reunion: 8:45 pm – 9:30 pm Crimean Tatar Ensemble: 9:45 pm -10:30 pm 6th Floor Newpoli: 8:00 pm – 8:45 pm Abdoulaye Diabate: 9:00 pm -9:45 pm Kiran Ahluwalia: 10:00 pm -10:45 pm More information
01/14/16 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY Greenwich House Music School
Time: 7:00pm.
11/30/15 AlefBa Constantine, Algeria Dimajazz
Time: 8:00pm.
11/26/15 Four Corners Quartet Luzern, Switzerland JazzKantine
Time: 8:00pm. Joachim Badenhorst – clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone (BE), Amir El Saffar – trumpet, voice (US/IRAQ), Mark Helias – bass (US), Gerry Hemingway (US/CH) More information
11/24/15 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Trieste, Italy Circolo del Jazz Thelonious
Time: 9:00pm.
11/22/15 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Zero Branco, Italy Soloqui
Time: 6:00pm.
11/20/15 Hyper + Amir ElSaffar Corciano, Italy Ricomincio Da Tre Music Club
Time: 10:00pm.
11/19/15 Amir ElSaffar + Elettrofoscari Large Ensemble Venice, Italy MusiCa foscari/ San Servolo Jazz Fest
Time: 9:00pm.
11/18/15 Hyper + AmirElSaffar Correzzola, Italy Cockney London Pub
Time: 9:00pm.
11/16/15 Hyper + AmirElSaffar Ferrara, Italy JAZZ CLUB FERRARA
Time: 9:00pm.
11/13/15 Hyper + AmirElSaffar Pisa, Italy Exwide
Time: 9:00pm.
11/10/15 - 11/17/15 Amir ElSaffar Residency Venice, Italy MusiCa foscari/ San Servolo Jazz Fest
Time: 11:00am.
11/10/15 Hyper + AmirElSaffar Verona, Italy Le Cantine de l’Arena
Time: 9:00pm.
11/08/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Amsterdam, The Netherlands Bimhuis
Time: 8:00pm. More information
11/07/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands November Music Festival
Time: 7:00pm. More information
11/07/15 Ashwaaq, music by Amir ElSaffar ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands November Music Festival
Time: 4:00pm. Tarjuman al Ashwaq (Interpreter of Desires) Poetry by Ibn Al Arabi Music by Amir ElSaffar More information
11/06/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Brussels, Belgium Recyclart
Time: 8:00pm. Address: Gare Bruxelles-Chapelle 25, Rue des Ursulines 1000 Bruxelles. Venue phone: +32 2 502 57 34. More information
11/01/15 Amir ElSaffar Berlin, Germany JazzKeller
Time: 11:00am. MAQAM WORKSHOP at GLOBAL MUSIC ACADEMY 11am-5pm followed by a concert starting at 6pm. Part 1 (30minutes) Intersections: Maqam and Jazz Improvisation – workshop presentation Part 2 (30 minutes) Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, santur, voice Cymin Samawatie – voice
10/30/15 Amir ElSaffar Trio Berlin, Germany JazzKeller
Time: 9:00pm. Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, santur, voice Paul Schwingenschlögl – trumpet, flugelhorn Zafer Tawil – oud, percussion
10/30/15 Amir ElSaffar Trio Berlin, Germany JazzKeller
Time: 8:30pm. Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, santur, voice Paul Schwingenschlögl – trumpet, flugelhorn Percussion TBD
10/28/15 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany SOWIESO
Time: 8:30pm. Amir Elsafar – trumpet, santur, voice. Hilary Jeffery – trombone Meinrad Kneer – double bass Paul Schwingenschlögl – trumpet, flugelhorn Sebastian Flaig – darabuka
10/27/15 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany Wendel
Time: 8:30pm. Anthony Burr – bass clarinet Amir ElSaffar – trumpet Philipp Gerschlauer – alto sax Hilary Jeffery – trombone Claudio Puntin – clarinets Andre Vida – tenor sax
10/25/15 ZINC & COPPER play BRASS MAQAM Berlin, Germany PAUL GERHARDT KIRCHE
Time: 8:30pm. Amir ElSaffar – trumpet Robin Hayward – microtonal tuba Hilary Jeffery – trombone Elena Kakaliagou – french horn Paul Schwingenschlögl – flugel horn More information
10/25/15 ZINC & COPPER WORKS play BRASS MAQAM Berlin, Germany PAUL GERHARDT KIRCHE
Time: 8:00pm. Amir ElSaffar – trumpet Robin Hayward – microtonal tuba Hilary Jeffery – trombone Elena Kakaliagou – french horn Paul Schwingenschlögl – flugel horn
10/14/15 - 10/22/15 Ragamala Dance company: Written in Water Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates New York University – Abu Dhabi
Time: 8:00pm. Address: http://www.nyuad-artscenter.org/. Part of the “Written in Water Residency” with Ragamala
10/08/15 AlefBa Rome, Italy TBA
Time: 8:00pm.
10/06/15 AlefBa Brussels, Belgium KVS
Time: 8:00pm.
09/26/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Toronto, Canada Aga Khan Museum
Time: 8:00pm. More information
09/25/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble New Haven, CT Firehouse 12
Time: 8:00pm. More information
09/24/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Springfield, MA Community Music School of Springfield
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 127 State St..
09/20/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Chicago, IL Chicago Cultural Center
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Free. Presented as part of the Chicago World Music Festival
09/19/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Chicago, IL Constellation
Time: 8:00pm.
09/17/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble New York, NY Peter Norton Symphony Space’s Leonard Nimoy Thalia
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 1881 Broadway, 3rd Floor. Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble celebrates the release of its third CD, Crisis, on Pi Recordings. Crisis chronicles the continuing development of trumpeter Amir ElSaffar’s critically acclaimed Two Rivers Ensemble, a band purpose-built to explore the juncture between jazz and music of the Middle East, in particular the Iraqi maqam. The new work is his reflection on a region in turmoil and strife: revolution, civil war, sectarian violence; a culture’s struggle for survival. The result is passionate and visceral, a cry from the heart. Crisis was commissioned by the Newport Jazz Festival, where at its 2013 première, it made a clear emotional connection to the audience, receiving a rousing standing ovation after just the first piece. Driving and to the point, ElSaffar’s music is beyond categorization not jazz, world music or any facile fusion thereof but a world unto its own.
08/16/15 - 08/22/15 Amir ElSaffar- Teaching Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. More information
07/19/15 Amir ElSaffar Eisenach, Germany Wandelhalle – Theater Eisenach
Time: 8:00pm. Concert entitled: 1001 Nacht – Träume des Orients Special concert featuring Amir’s piece “Hijaz Variations” for chamber orchestra commissioned by Morgenland Festival.
07/17/15 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany Katz & Bach Galerie Richter
Time: 9:00pm. More information
07/16/15 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany SOWIESO
Time: 9:00pm. IMPROVERSAL SOULS Amir Elsaffar – trumpet Hilary Jeffery – trombone Fabiano Lima – percussion Joao De Alencar Rego – percussion Max Weissenfeldt – drums
07/12/15 - 07/14/15 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany Bonobo Bar at Greenhouse
Time: 9:00pm. Address: Gottlieb Dunkel Straße 43-44, 12099. More information
07/10/15 Güç Başar Gülle ft. Amir ElSaffar Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Jazz Festival
Time: 9:30pm. Güç Başar Gülle is renowned for his profound knowledge in Ottoman-Turkish music as well as in classical-jazz music that manifests itself in his genuine musical language and highly creative projects. Güç Başar Gülle’s band with Volkan Hürsever along other musicians will also feature trumpeter Amir ElSaffar. More information
07/09/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Jazz Festival
Time: 7:30pm. This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. www.midatlanticarts.org
06/10/15 Amir ElSaffar Big Indian, NY Creative Music Studio (CMS) Spring Workshop
Time: 6:00pm. ElSaffar will be a guiding artist at this workshop open to musicians and non-musicians. Other artists include Steven Bernstein, Warren Smith, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso. More information
05/30/15 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063. Sets at 8pm and 10pm $22 / $12 members More information
05/12/15 Aka Moon w/ Fabrizio Cassol Bruxelles, France Cirque Royal
Time: 8:00pm.
04/18/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble Philadelphia, PA The Kimmel Center- SEI Innovation Studio
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 300 S. Broad Street. Performance followed by a talk-back with the audience.
04/16/15 Amir ElSaffar- Rivers of Sound Large Ensemble New York, NY David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: Free. Address: Broadway at 62nd Street. World Premiere More information
04/03/15 ORACION Project Rouen, France HANGAR 23
Time: 8:00pm. Featuring “Ashwaaq,” for String Quartet, santur, and vocal with Quatour Tana and Khaled ElHafiz
03/06/15 Safaafir Iraqi Maqam Ensemble Dearborn, Michigan Arab American National Museum
Time: 8:00pm.
02/28/15 Amir ElSaffar and Heather Raffo- Sounds of Desire Nashville, TN Belmont University
Time: 6:00pm. More information
02/13/15 Amir ElSaffar New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Preview Performance: The Thousand and One Nights, part of The Expressions of Tarab Series More information
02/12/15 Amir ElSaffar Quintet/ Rudresh Mahanthappa “Gamak” Easton, Pennsylvania Lafayette College
Time: 8:00pm. More information
01/30/15 The Amir ElSaffar Quintet New York, NY Jazz and Colors @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Time: 6:00pm. More information
01/24/15 Ashwaaq, music by Amir ElSaffar New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street. As part of the Expressions of Tarab series, George Ziadeg and a string quartet will play Tarjuman al-Ashwaaq composed by Amir ElSaffar and featuring poetry by Ibn Al Arabi . The program also includes “Roba’eyat el-Khayyam” by Riadh ElSunbati. George Ziadeh, vocal Layth Al-Rubaye – violin Navid Kandalousi – violin Naseem Atrash, cello Eylem Basaldi, viola More information
01/09/15 Amir ElSaffar and Two Rivers Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 10:20pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Presented as part of Maqam Fest
01/09/15 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:20pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Presented as part of Maqam Fest
01/09/15 Amir ElSaffar- APAP Panel New York, NY APAP World Music Pre-Conference-NYC Midtown Hilton
Time: 10:00am. Address: 1335 Avenue of the Americas. ElSaffar will be a speaker in the APAP World Music Pre-Conference Panel: “Community Innovations: Homegrown Methods for Engaging Audiences Beyond Entertainment” along with Kaisha S. Johnson, Center for Traditional Music and Dance, and Njia Kai, African World Festival, Detroit, moderated by Dmitri Vietze, rock paper scissors
11/22/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Honolulu, Hawaii Shangri La Center For Islamic Arts and Cultures
Time: 5:00pm. Address: 4055 Papu Circle. This concert is presented in conduction with Amir ElSaffar’s residency at The Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts and Cultures. Ikhlaq Hussein on sitar and TBA on tabla
11/20/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Honolulu, HI Honolulu Museum of Art- Doris Duke Theatre
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 900 S Beretania St. This concert is presented in conduction with Amir ElSaffar’s residency at The Shangri La Center for Islamic Arts and Cultures. Ikhlaq Hussein on sitar and TBA on tabla
11/10/14 - 11/24/14 Artist-in-Residence Honolulu, Hawaii Shangri La Center For Islamic Arts and Cultures
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 4055 Papu Circle.
11/08/14 Amir ElSaffar and Farida with guests Montreal, Canada Festival Du Monde Arabe de Montreal
Time: 8:00pm.
11/01/14 Amir ElSaffar with Navid Kandelousi New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street. More information
10/24/14 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063.
10/18/14 A Benefit Concert for c3, the Content Creators Coalition Brooklyn, NY Roulette
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 509 Atlantic Avenue. Venue phone: 917-267-0263. Featuring: John Zorn, Eric Slick (Dr Dog), Steve Coleman, Marc Ribot, Henry Grimes, Amir ElSaffar, Marina Rosenfeld, Trevor Dunn, Brandon Seabrook, Satomi Matsuzaki (Deerhoof), and friends. The event will also feature a short screening of highlights from Michael Count Eldridge’s upcoming documentary film “Unsound”. More information
10/09/14 Rajas Project North Bethesda, Maryland Strathmore Mansion
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 5301 Tuckerman Lane. Rajna Swaminathan, mrudangam, compositions Amir ElSaffar, trumpet, santur Anjna Swaminathan, violin Rafiq Bhatia, guitar More information
09/25/14 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY United Nations
Time: 8:00pm. Private Event
09/14/14 ORACION Project Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. More information
09/13/14 Fabrizio Cassol and SivaRaman Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm. More information
09/07/14 - 09/13/14 Amir ElSaffar Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 7:00pm. Residency with Fabrizio Cassol, Sivaraman, Misirli Ahmet, Stephane Galland More information
09/06/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany Kühl Spot Social Club
Time: 8:00pm. Address: Lehderstrasse 74-79 (Hinterhof links). Thomas Finke – piano Jan Roder – bass Paul Schwingenschlögl – trumpet, flugel horn Jan Roder – bass + guests: Amir ElSaffar – trumpet Hilary Jeffery – trombone More information
09/05/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany K77 (Lichtblik Kino)
Time: 9:00pm. Address: Kastanien Allee 77. Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Robin Hayward – microtonal tuba, tuning vine, Hilary Jeffery – trombone, Omar Dewachi – oud
09/04/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany MaThilda
Time: 9:00pm. Address: Wildenbruchstraße 68 12045 Neukölln. Featuring- Tony Buck – drums, Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Mike Majkowski – bass, Hilary Jeffery – trombone, Paul Schwingenschlögl – trumpet, flugel horn More information
09/03/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany t Berlin
Time: 8:30pm. Address: Fidicinstrasse 38. “Sonic Krause #2” Set 1:Mike Majkowski – double bass solo Set 2: Amir ElSaffar – trumpet & Omar Dewachi – oud Set 3: Hannes Buder – guitar, Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Omar Dewachi – oud, Hilary Jeffery – trombone More information
09/02/14 Amir ElSaffar with Guests Berlin, Germany MaThilda
Time: 9:00pm. Address: Wildenbruchstraße 68 12045 Neukölln. Featuring: Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, Robin Hayward, microtonal tuba, Omar Dewachi – oud, Paul Schwingenschlögl – trumpet, flugel horn More information
08/30/14 AlefBa Tournai, Belgium Festival du Wallonie-Hainaut
Time: 9:00pm. More information
08/29/14 Amir ElSaffar Quintet Saalfelden, Austria Saalfelden International Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. More information
08/23/14 ORACION Project Arc-Et-Sedans, France Saline Royale d’Arc et Senans
Time: 6:00pm. Performance of “Ashwaq” for string quartet and voice More information
08/13/14 Iraqi Maqam Duo with Omar Dewachi Philadelphia, PA The Random Tea House
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 713 n. 4th st.. More information
08/12/14 Zikrayat Long Island City, NY Live at the Gantries- Gantry Plaza State Park
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Address: 49th Avenue and Center Blvd. More information
08/11/14 Rajas Project New York, NY Drive East Festival- La Mama
Time: 6:00pm. Address: First Floor Theater 74A East 4th Street (btw Bowery & 2nd Ave).
08/10/14 Amir ElSaffar Quintet New York, NY Children’s Museum of Manhattan
Time: 4:00pm. Admission: Free with Museum Admission. Address: 212 West 83rd Street. A concert in conjunction with the summer jazz exhibit ” Jazzed! The Changing Beat of 125th Street.”
08/09/14 Zikrayat Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Public Library @ Macon
Time: 2:00pm. Address: 361 Lewis Ave. at Macon Street. More information
08/08/14 Amir ElSaffar Quintet New York, NY The Rubin Museum of Art
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 150 W 17th Street. Venue phone: (212) 620-5000.
08/01/14 Amir ElSaffar Quintet Newport, RI Newport Jazz Festival
Time: 4:55pm. Address: Fort Adams State Park 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840. More information
07/31/14 Amir ElSaffar Quintet Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $20 Adv. | $25 Door. Address: 20 Center St. Venue phone: 01060.
07/24/14 AlefBa Avignon, France Festival d’Avignon
Time: 8:00pm.
07/24/14 ORACION Project Avignon, France Festival d’Avignon
Time: 8:00pm. More information
07/20/14 ORACION Project Avignon, France Festival d’Avignon
Time: 8:00pm. Premiere of “Ashwaq” for string quartet and voice More information
07/19/14 ORACION Project Aix-en-Provence, France Festival d’Aix
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: 25€ |15€. Premiere of “Ashwaq” for string quartet and voice More information
07/16/14 AlefBa Marseille, France MuCem
Time: 3:00pm. Admission: Free. Address: 1 esplanade du J4. Symposium and Discussion at the Musée des Civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée More information
07/08/14 - 07/13/14 ORACION Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 7:00pm. More information
06/28/14 Amir ElSaffar New Lebanon, NY The Abode
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $20. Box office: 518-794-8095. Address: 5 Abode Road. Amir ElSaffar will be joined by Omar Dewachi, an Iraqi/Canadian academic and musician based in Beirut, Lebanon as part of The Abode’s Divine Sound Series.
06/25/14 Amir ElSaffar Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn Raga Massive – Art Cafe
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 884 Pacific Street.
06/21/14 Amir ElSaffar New York, NY WKCR Live Broadcast
Time: 10:00pm. Tune in to 89.9 FM at 10pm for a live broadcast of Amir ElSaffar on WKCR. You can also stream the show here: http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/
06/01/14 AlefBa Cairo, Egypt Dcaf Festival
Time: 8:00pm.
05/24/14 Fathy Salama Chicago, IL Parkway Ballroom
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4455 S King Dr. Venue phone: (773) 373-4320. More information
05/20/14 Fathy Salama Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music
Time: 10:30am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4544 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625. Venue phone: (773) 728-6000.
05/10/14 Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society Brooklyn, NY Shapeshifter Lab
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 18 Whitwell Place. Venue phone: (646) 820-9452. More information
05/09/14 John Escreet Quartet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 9:00pm. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063. John Escreet Quartet, with Amir ElSaffar – trumpet, François Moutin – bass, Tyshawn Sorey – drums More information
05/04/14 Columbia University Middle Eastern Music Ensemble New York, NY Columbia University:Union Theological Seminary
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Address: 3041 Broadway Avenue. More information
05/03/14 Fathy Salama New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 General | $15 for Students, Members and Seniors. Address: 16 Beaver Street. More information
04/30/14 International Jazz Day Concert and Jam Session Harlem, New York MIST
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25 General Admission | $20 Jazz Museum Members. Address: 46 West 116th Street New York, NY 10026. Venue phone: 646·688·5886. In honor of International Jazz Day, the National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) will illuminate the truly global roots of jazz with an international jam session hosted by Michael Mwenso featuring Amir ElSaffar, Oran Etkin and Kavita Shah. More information
04/23/14 Catherine Christer Hennix & Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage Brooklyn, NY Issue Project Rooom
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Address: 22 Boerum Place. Swedish-American artist Catherine Christer Hennix appears alongside her Berlin-based just intonation ensemble Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage as part of Ultima Festival New York. In their first-ever US performance the group premieres Blues Alif Lam Mim intended to reveal the blues’ origins in the eastern musical traditions of raga and maqam musics. The ensemble features Imam Ahmed Tüzer, Amir ElSaffar, Amirtha Kidambi and others. More information
04/22/14 Amir ElSaffar Harlem, New York National Jazz Museum in Harlem
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: Free. Address: 104 E. 126th Street New York, NY 10035. Venue phone: (212) 348-8300. Amir ElSaffar and discussant (TBA) will talk about Jazz and its confluence with strains of Middle Eastern music. More information
04/19/14 Gaida New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 General | $15 for Students, Members and Seniors. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Alwan for the Arts is happy to announce an evening of original and unique contemporary classical music by Syrian composer and violinist Zaid Jabri in collaboration with Amir ElSaffar and Kinan Azmeh and an accompanying String Trio. More information
04/17/14 Zaid Jabri New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 General | $15 Students, Members and Seniors. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Alwan for the Arts is happy to announce an evening of original and unique contemporary classical music by Syrian composer and violinist Zaid Jabri in collaboration with Amir ElSaffar and Kinan Azmeh and an accompanying String Trio. More information
04/04/14 AlefBa Brussels, Belgium Royal Flemish Theatre (KVS)
Time: 8:00pm.
03/15/14 Safaafir Detroit, MI Trinosophes
Time: 9:00pm. With Dena El Saffar, Tim Moore, and guests.
03/15/14 Safaafir Detroit, MI Detroit Public Library
Time: 1:00pm.
02/24/14 - 02/27/14 ORACION Project Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 9:00pm. Part one of Oracion Residency, which will premiere at the Aix and Avignion Festivals in July.
02/23/14 Ole Mathisen’s Outlier New York, NY Nublu
Time: 9:00pm. Address: 62 Ave C btwn 4th and 5th.
02/21/14 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $20/$10. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063.
02/18/14 - 02/23/14 Alwan Interdisciplinary Ensemble Tarrytown, NY Rockefeller Estate
Time: 8:00pm.
02/16/14 Ole Mathisen’s Outlier New York, NY Nublu
Time: 9:00pm. Address: 62 Ave C btwn 4th and 5th. Microtonal Standards! With Francois Moutin, Julian Pollack, and Marko Djordjevic.
01/25/14 Safaafir New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $15. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Following “Broken Record,” a film by Parine Jaddo.
01/11/14 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY The Bitter End
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $35. Part of 2014 Winter Jazz Fest. w/Brad Shepik, Francois Moutin, John Escreet, Doug Yates, Jeff Hirshfield.
01/10/14 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $30. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Part of Alwan’s annual Maqam Fest, featuring seven bands on two stages.
Tour: Jamie Baum Septet CD Release
12/15/13 Jamie Baum Septet TBA TBA
Time: 8:00pm.
11/19/13 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY The Jazz Standard
Time: 6:00pm. Address: 116 E. 27th Street (b/w Park and Lex) NYC 10016. Venue phone: 212-576-2232.
11/16/13 Jamie Baum Septet New Lyme, OH TBA
Time: 8:00pm.
11/15/13 Jamie Baum Septet New Haven, CT Firehouse 12
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages.
11/14/13 Jamie Baum Septet Northampton, MA Northampton
Time: 8:00pm.
11/08/13 College of William and Mary Middle East Ensemble Williamsburg, VA College of William and Mary
Time: 8:00pm.
11/06/13 Galeet Dardashti New York, NY Baruch College
Time: 8:00pm.
11/05/13 The Sounds of Desire: Heather Raffo Lancaster, PA Millersville University
Time: 6:00pm.
11/03/13 Charbel Rouhana New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25/$20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
Tour: Amir ElSaffar CD Release tour
11/02/13 Amir ElSaffar Quintet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $20/$10. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063.
11/01/13 Amir ElSaffar Quintet Dearborn, Michigan Arab American National Museum
Time: 8:00pm. Amir ElSaffar, trumpet; Ole Mathisen, tenor and soprano saxophones; Francois Moutin, bass; Dan Weiss, drums; John Escreet, piano
Tour: Salaam CD Release tour
10/26/13 Salaam New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
10/25/13 Salaam Washington, D.C. Busboys & Poets
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10.
Tour: Amir ElSaffar CD Release tour
10/18/13 Amir ElSaffar Quintet New Haven, CT Firehouse 12
Time: 8:00pm. Amir ElSaffar, trumpet; Ole Mathisen, tenor and soprano saxophone; John Escreet, piano; TBA bass, Dan Weiss, drums.
Tour: Salaam CD Release tour
10/09/13 Salaam Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Free ($10 suggested donation). Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 4544 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625. Venue phone: (773) 728-6000.
Tour: KAMA US Tour
10/06/13 KAMA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Painted Bride
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $25/$30. Part of the French American Jazz Exchange (FAJE) program, featuring Sylvain Barou (wooden flute), Keyvan Chemirani (percussion), Amir ElSaffar (trumpet, dulcimer), Emmanuel H. During (violin, guitar, saz), Mavrothi Kontanis (oud).
10/04/13 - 10/05/13 KAMA New York, NY TBA
Time: 6:00pm.
Tour: Morgenland Concerts
10/01/13 Morgenland All Star Band Residency and Concerts Mulheim, Germany STADTHALLE MÜLHEIM
Time: 7:30pm.
09/28/13 Morgenland All Star Band Residency and Concerts Hannover, Germany NDR GROSSER SENDESAA
Time: 7:30pm.
09/27/13 Morgenland All Star Band Residency and Concerts Osnabrück, Germany St. Marien
Time: 5:30pm. Amir ElSaffar performs new work with chamber orchestra.
09/21/13 - 10/03/13 Morgenland All Star Band Residency and Concerts Osnabrück, Germany Morgenland Festival Osnabrück
Time: 10:00pm.
09/13/13 - 09/19/13 Ziad Rahbani TBA European Tour
Time: 8:00pm.
09/07/13 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Mutennebi Project
08/03/13 Two Rivers Newport, RI Newport Jazz Festival
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15-135. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Fort Adams State Park 90 Fort Adams Drive, Newport, RI 02840. World Premiere performance w/Ole Mathisen, Zafer Tawil, Tareq Abboushi, Carlo DeRosa, Nasheet Waits
07/25/13 Ziad Rahbani Beirut, Lebanon Amphitheatre Romain
Time: 9:00pm. Zouk Mikael International Festival with Ziad Rahbani
07/14/13 AlefBa Marseille, France Museum of Mediterranean and European Civilizations
Time: 10:00pm. Panel discussion on AlefBa.
07/12/13 AlefBa Aix en Provence, France Festival d’Aix
Time: 10:00pm.
Tour: AlefBa Residency/Concerts
07/10/13 AlefBa Aix-en-Provence, France Festival International d’Aix-en-Provence
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: $10€/25€. Part of Festival D’aix-en-Provence
07/01/13 - 07/07/13 AlefBa Residency Royaumont, France Royaumont Abbey
Time: 8:00pm.
04/30/13 Amir ElSaffar Paris, France Baiser Salé
Time: 9:00pm. Address: 58 rue des Lombards / 75001 Paris.
04/28/13 Amir ElSaffar Brussels, Belgium Recyclart
Time: 8:00pm. Address: Gare Bruxelles-Chapelle 25, Rue des Ursulines 1000 Bruxelles. Venue phone: +32 2 502 57 34. Solo santur/trumpet/vocal performance, part of the Urban Rituals Festival.
04/27/13 Hamid Al-Saadi and Al-Chalghi Al-Baghdadi Paris, France Maison des Cultures du Monde
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 101 Bd Raspail – 75006 – Paris.
04/26/13 Hamid Al-Saadi and Al-Chalghi Al-Baghdadi Paris, France Maison des Cultures du Monde
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 101 Bd Raspail – 75006 – Paris.
Tour: Ziad Rahbani
04/23/13 Ziad Rahbani Kuwait City, Kuwait Private Event (Kuwait)
Time: 8:00pm.
04/19/13 Ziad Rahbani Beirut, Lebanon Royale Hotel
Time: 8:00pm.
04/18/13 Ziad Rahbani Beirut, Lebanon Royale Hotel
Time: 8:00pm.
04/12/13 Ziad Rahbani Beirut, Lebanon Royale Hotel
Time: 8:00pm.
04/11/13 Ziad Rahbani Beirut, Lebanon Royale Hotel
Time: 8:00pm.
04/10/13 Ziad Rahbani Beirut, Lebanon Royale Hotel
Time: 8:00pm.
03/26/13 Safaafir Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Public Library
Time: 8:00pm.
Tour: Eloquence: Iraqi Cultural Festival and Tour
03/23/13 Hamid Al-Saadi / Two Rivers Ensemble Ann Arbor, MI University Musical Society: Hill Auditorium
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $24-38. Venue phone: 734-764-2538. Part of Eloquence: Iraqi Cultural Festival and tour, presented by Alwan for the Arts (www.alwanforthearts.org).
03/22/13 Hamid Al-Saadi and Al-Chalghi Al-Baghdadi Chicago, IL Old Town School of Folk Music
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25. Address: 4544 North Lincoln Avenue Chicago, IL 60625. Venue phone: (773) 728-6000. Part of Eloquence: Iraqi Cultural Festival and Tour, presented by Alwan for the Arts (www.alwanforthearts.org), featuring Hamid Al-Saadi and Naseer Shamma
03/16/13 Hamid Al-Saadi and Al-Chalghi Al-Baghdadi New York City, NY St. John the Divine
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25-50. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1047 Amsterdam Ave New York, NY 10025. Venue phone: (212) 316-7540.
03/14/13 The Sounds of Desire: Heather Raffo Easton, Pennsylvania Lafayette College
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
03/09/13 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1000 5th Ave New York, NY 10028. Performing a new work by Amir ElSaffar, opening for renowned Iraqi Oud player Naseer Shamma, with his Al-Oyoun Ensemble from Egypt, part of Iraq Now, a festival of Iraqi Culture presented by the Metropolitan Museum and Alwan for the Arts.
01/13/13 The Amir ElSaffar Quintet New York, NY Zinc Bar
Time: 1:00am. Admission: $35 ($45 for 2-day pass). Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 82 West 3rd Street (btw Thompson & Sullivan) Greenwich Village. Venue phone: 212-477-ZINC. Part of Winter JazzFest 2013
01/11/13 Salaam / Alwan Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $30. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 646-732-3261. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Part of Alwan’s second annual Maqam Fest, featuring six ensembles all performing in the Maqam style.
11/16/12 The Sounds of Desire: Heather Raffo Oslo, Norway Rumi Festival
Time: 8:00pm.
10/22/12 - 07/22/13 Relocated to Cairo for Music Research/Collaboration Cairo, Egypt Egypt
Time: 8:00pm.
10/16/12 Resonance Quintet New York, NY Cornelia Street Cafe
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10 cover + $10 food/drink minim. Address: 29 Cornelia Street. Venue phone: 212.989.9319. Double bill with traditional Iraqi maqam and new microtonal compositions.
10/14/12 Safaafir New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 5:00pm. Admission: $20 general | $15 students, seni. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
Tour: One Beat Residency Tour
10/06/12 One Beat Brooklyn, NY Autumn Bowl
Time: 8:00pm.
10/05/12 One Beat Brooklyn, NY Roulette
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 509 Atlantic Avenue. Venue phone: 917-267-0263.
10/04/12 One Beat Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
Time: 7:30pm.
10/03/12 One Beat Washington, D.C. Atlas Performing Arts Center
Time: 5:00pm.
10/02/12 One Beat Washington, D.C. Busboys & Poets
Time: 8:30pm.
09/29/12 One Beat Roanoke, V.A. Jefferson Center
Time: 8:00pm.
09/26/12 One Beat Charleston, SC Circular Church
Time: 8:00pm.
09/22/12 Ushaq New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20|15 (students, members). Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Premiere of the Ushaq Ensemble, featuring Falu on vocal, Taoufiq Ben Amor on vocal and percussion, Zafer Tawil on percussion, and Hedayat Shafaeei on Persian Tar. The group will perform a cross-cultural blend of distinct, yet related, musical traditions. This concert is co-presented by the Asian American Arts Alliance (http://aaartsalliance.org/)
09/15/12 Safaafir Washington, DC Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Time: 7:30pm. Address: 2700 F Street Northwest Washington, DC 20566. Venue phone: (202) 416-8000.
09/10/12 - 10/07/12 Amir ElSaffar at OneBeat Residency Multiple Cities, Florida Atlantic Center for the Arts / US Tour
Time: 8:00pm. Tour Dates to be announced soon!
09/08/12 Galeet Dardashti Brooklyn, NY Park Slope
Time: 9:00pm.
09/07/12 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20|15 (students, members). Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
08/25/12 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Private Event
Time: 8:00pm.
08/23/12 Salaam Bloomington, Indiana TBA
Time: 8:00pm.
08/22/12 Salaam Indianapolis, Indiana TBA
Time: 8:00pm.
08/09/12 Roberto Rodriguez’s Orchestra Sarabia Los Angeles, CA Skirball Cultural Center
Time: 8:00pm. Address: 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard 90049.
07/20/12 Rez Abbasi and Friends New York, NY Cornelia Street Cafe
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10 plus $10 minimum. Address: 29 Cornelia Street. Venue phone: 212.989.9319. New ensemble with Matt Pavolka on bass and Satoshi Takeishi on drums.
07/16/12 The Sounds of Desire: Heather Raffo Seaside, CA CSU Monterey Bay
Time: 8:00pm.
07/13/12 Hafez Modirzadeh Quintet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $20 | $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: 212-242-1063. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063. CD Release on Pi Recordings Hafez Modirzadeh, alto saxophone; Vijay Iyer, re-tuned piano; Royal Hartigan, drums; Ken Filiano, bass; Amir ElSaffar, trumpet;
06/30/12 Min Xiaofen Ensemble Queens, NY Queens Museum of Art
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: www.queensmuseum.org.
06/23/12 Amir ElSaffar New York, NY Private Event
Time: 8:00pm.
06/22/12 Two Rivers New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
06/21/12 Ibrahim Maalouf and Ensemble New York, NY Drom
Time: 10:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 85 Avenue A New York, NY 10009-6500. Venue phone: (212) 777-1157.
06/21/12 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY United Nations – Make Music New York
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages.
06/18/12 Amir ElSaffar Washington DC Private Event
Time: 8:00pm.
06/16/12 Amir ElSaffar Louisville, KY Churchill Downs Racetrack
Time: 7:00pm. Desert Oasis Party
06/07/12 Iraqi folk and popular song class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $17-20. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
06/05/12 Microtonal Trumpet Workshop New York, NY Sam Ash
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: Free. Address: 155 W. 48th Street.
06/02/12 Amir ElSaffar New York, NY Private Event
Time: 2:00pm.
05/31/12 Iraqi folk and popular song class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $17-20. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
05/25/12 Amir ElSaffar Washington DC The Iraqi Cultural Center
Time: 7:00pm. Address: 1101 14th ST NW, Suite 710. Venue phone: 202-986-2626. Private Event
05/22/12 Amir ElSaffar Washington DC Private Event
Time: 6:00pm.
05/17/12 Roberto Rodriguez’s Orchestra Sarabia New York, NY David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: Free. Address: Broadway at 62nd Street. Zafer Taweel- Oud, Canun, Darbuka, Voice Igor Arias- Congas, Bongos, Voice Amir ElSaffar- Santoor, Trumpet, Voice Lefteris Bournias- Clarinet Megan Weeder Gould- Violin Hadar Noiberg- Ney, Flute Jennifer Vincent- Bass Tareq Abboushi- Bouzuk, Percussion, Voice Uri Sharlin- Accordion, Piano Roberto Rodriguez- Percussion, Composer
05/12/12 Two Rivers Washington DC The Iraqi Cultural Center
Time: 8:30pm. Address: 1101 14th ST NW, Suite 710. Venue phone: 202-986-2626.
05/11/12 Two Rivers Washington DC The Iraqi Cultural Center
Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1101 14th ST NW, Suite 710. Venue phone: 202-986-2626.
05/04/12 The Amir ElSaffar Quintet New York, NY The Jazz Gallery
Time: 8:00am. Admission: $20. Address: 290 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013. Venue phone: 212-242-1063.
04/29/12 Amir ElSaffar New York, NY United Nations General Assembly
Time: 3:00pm. Speech on Jazz and Iraqi music (in Arabic) in commemoration of International Jazz Day. Invitees only.
04/22/12 Iraqi Maqam Class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 1:00pm. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
04/19/12 Green Stop Start New York, NY Nublu
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: No Minors. Address: 62 Ave C btwn 4th and 5th.
04/15/12 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium
Time: 2:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (212) 535-7710. Address: 1000 5th Ave New York, NY 10028. With the Alwan Ensemble, featuring George Ziadeh, Zafer Tawil, Tareq Abboushi, Sami Shumays, and Rami El-Asser. Part of the Sundays at the Met Program.
04/15/12 Iraqi Maqam Class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 11:30am. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street. This weekly class covers the repertoire of Iraqi classical music, known as Maqam, in addition to folk songs from rural areas of Iraq.
04/13/12 Green Stop Start Monmouth, NJ Rutgers University, Cook Campus Community Center
Time: 5:00pm. Private Event
04/07/12 Amir ElSaffar, Zafer Tawil, Tareq Abboushi with the Chinese Women’s String Ensemble New York, NY The China Institute
Time: 4:00pm.
03/18/12 Gaida New York, NY Cornelia Street Cafe
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $20. Address: 29 Cornelia Street. Venue phone: 212.989.9319.
03/18/12 Iraqi Maqam Class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 1:30pm. Admission: $17-20. Box office: 917-697-2938. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
03/11/12 Iraqi Maqam Class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 1:30pm. Admission: $17-20. Box office: 917-697-2938. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
03/04/12 Iraqi Maqam Class New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 1:30pm. Admission: $17-20. Box office: 917-697-2938. Address: 16 Beaver Street.
03/03/12 Ahmad Gamal with the Alwan Ensemble performing the music of Sayyed Darwish New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $20 | $15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (646) 732 3261. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Featuring: Tareq Abboushi: buzuq Sami Abushumays: violin Zafer Tawil: qanun Hadi Eldebek: oud Lety ElNaggar: nay Ramzi Eledlibi: percussion Johnny Farraj: percussion
02/21/12 Two Rivers New York, NY The Jazz Standard
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20. Address: 116 E. 27th Street (b/w Park and Lex) NYC 10016. Venue phone: 212-576-2232. Ole Mathisen: tenor and soprano saxophone Tareq Abboushi: buzuq Zafer Tawil: oud and percussion Carlo DeRosa: bass Tyshawn Sorey: drums
02/18/12 Two Rivers Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Arts Alliance
Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 251 S 18th Street. Ole Mathisen: tenor saxophone Tareq Abboushi: buzuq Zafer Tawil: oud Carlo DeRosa: bass Tyshawn Sorey: drums
01/28/12 Gaida New York City Joe’s Pub
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $20. Address: 425 Lafayette Street 10003. With Tareq Abboushi, Zafer Tawil, Jennifer Vincent, George Dulin, Hector Morales
01/22/12 The Sounds of Desire: Heather Raffo Blacksburg, VA Squires Studio Theatre
Time: 3:00pm. Box office: 540-808-6504.
01/21/12 The Sounds of Desire: Heather Raffo Blacksburg, VA Squires Studio Theatre
Time: 8:00pm. Box office: 540-808-6504.
01/20/12 Danilo Pérez, Things to Come: 21st Century Dizzy West Lafayette, IN Loeb Playhouse, Purdue University
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $30 General, $22 Student/Child.

David Sánchez, tenor saxophone
Rudresh Mahanthappa, alto saxophone
Jamey Haddad, percussion
Ben Street, bass
Adam Cruz, drums
Amir ElSaffar, trumpet and voice

01/14/12 Safaafir Knoxville, KY Private Party
01/13/12 Two Rivers New York, NY Westin Times Square
Time: 2:15pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 270 West 43rd Street. Performing in a showcase as part of the annual Chamber Music America Conference.
01/12/12 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY Cornelia Street Cafe
Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $10 Admission, $10 minimum. Box office: http://corneliastreetcafe.com/Performances.asp?sdate=1/12/2012&from_cal=0. Address: 29 Cornelia Street. Venue phone: 212.989.9319.
01/06/12 Safaafir New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 9:30pm. Admission: $30 General, $25 Advance. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street. Part of Alwan Maqam Fest, featuring 6 top musical groups from the greater Middle East.
12/13/11 Amir ElSaffar New York, NY Charlotte’s Place
Time: 2:00am. Address: 109 Greenwich St.
12/12/11 Jamie Baum Septet Brooklyn, NY Roulette
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15 General, $10 Members. Address: 509 Atlantic Avenue. Venue phone: 917-267-0263. Jamie Baum- flutes
Amir Elsaffar – trumpet
Douglas Yates – alto sax/bass clarinet
John Escreet – piano
Zack Lober – bass
Jeff Hirshfield – drums
Brad Shepik – guitar
Special guest Samir Chatterjee on tabla

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12/08/11 ResoNations telematic concert with students from NYU Washington Square and NYU Abu Dhabi campuses (via internet connection). New York, NY NYU
Time: 8:00pm. With support from Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations
12/04/11 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Alwan for the Arts
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $25 Suggested Donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 16 Beaver Street.

George Ziadeh, oud, vocals
Tareq Abboushi, buzuq, vocals
Sami Shumays, violin, vocals
Johnny Farraj, riqq, vocals
Zafer Tawil, qanun, violin, vocals
Amir ElSaffar, santur, vocals

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11/12/11 Jamey Haddad’s Arab Jazz Ensemble Toronto, Canada The Royal Conservatory
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $22-61. Age restrictions: All Ages. The Three Cohens featuring Anat Cohen and the Jamey Haddad Arab Jazz Ensemble
11/10/11 Jamie Baum Septet New York, NY Symphony Space
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $25/$30 $15 for under 30. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 95th street and Broadway. Jamie Baum Septet w/ Jeff Hirschfield, drums; Zack Lober, bass; Chris Komer, woodwinds; Matt Mitchell, piano; Zafer Tawil, percussion;   
11/05/11 Alwan Arab Music Ensemble New York, NY Great Hall Balcony at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free with museum admission. Age restrictions: All Ages. George Ziadeh, oud, vocals; Tareq Abboushi, buzuq, vocals; Sami Shumays, violin, vocals; Johnny Farraj, riqq, vocals; Zafer Tawil, qanun, violin, vocals; and Amir ElSaffar, santur, vocals.
11/04/11 Hafez Modirzadeh Quintet San Francisco, CA Knuth Hall, San Francisco State University
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: General: $8 Student, faculty/sta. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1600 Holloway Ave, Creative Arts Building.
11/02/11 Amir ElSaffar with Mark Dresser, Sarah Weaver, Oliver Lake, Jane Ira Bloom, Michael Dessen, Nicole Mitchell, Joshua White, Ikue Mori, Tomas Ulrich New York, NY and San Diego, CA NYU Steinhardt School and UCSD Experimental Theater
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: NYU: free. UCSD: General: $15.50. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 35 W. 4th Street, 6th Floor New York City. Telematic Concert in New York City and San Diego presented by the University of California, San Diego and NYU. 10pm Eastern Time, 7pm Pacific Time Contact for NYU event: sarahweaver@gmail.com
11/01/11 Two Rivers New York, NY Drom
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10-15. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (212) 777-1157. Address: 85 Avenue A New York, NY 10009-6500. Venue phone: (212) 777-1157. Amir ElSaffar: trumpet, santour, vocal Ole Mathisen: soprano and tenor saxophones Tareq Abboushi: buzuq Zafer Tawil: ‘oud, percussion Carlo DeRosa: bass Nasheet Waits: drums