Amir ElSaffar

Jazz  Trumpeter

Composer 

Iraqi Maqam Singer

Santoor Player

"...this music celebrates the ability of

great musicians to imagine unfamiliar

territory, and navigate it in a way that

makes for both intuitive understanding

and compelling listening."

~ NPR: song of the day Iraqi Jazz Gets 'The Blues'

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

"Good news! Amir ElSaffar has just received two commissions,

one from Chamber Music America to compose new music for the

Two Rivers Ensemble, and one from the Jerome Foundation to compose a suite of vocal music. Details coming soon...."