| Date | Artist | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: $30 General, $22 Student/Child.
David Sánchez, tenor saxophone
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| 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 |
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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 Read more here |
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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 |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Admission: $25 Suggested Donation.
Age restrictions: All Ages.
Address: 16 Beaver Street.
George Ziadeh, oud, 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 | |||
Amir ElSaffar
Jazz Trumpeter | Composer | Iraqi Maqam Singer | Santoor Player
