"...a powerful listen!"
WNUR Jazz Show
Chicago
Amir ElSaffar
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
May 21
Chicago, Orchestra Hall: Danilo Perez and 21st Century Dizzy
With: David Sanchez, Rudresh Mahanthappa, John Pattitucci, Adam Cruz, Jamey Haddad
May 29, 9 pm
Alwan for the Arts, NYC
Safaafir Iraqi Maqam Ensemble
June 12, 9 pm
Alwan for the Arts, NYC
Gaida and Her Ensemble
June 13, 7 pm
“Inspiraling” Telematic Concert with Oliver Lake, Gerry Hemingway,
Min Xao Fen, and Sarah Weaver in NYC and Mark Dresser, Alex Cline, Hafez Modirzadeh, and Alex Cline in San Diego, performing together via internet connection
June 15, 7 PM
New Haven, CT: Arts & Ideas Festival
Two Rivers Ensemble, w/Nasheet Waits, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Carlo DeRosa, Zafer Tawil, Tareq Abboushi
June 25, 12 pm
Chicago IL: Arabesque Festival
Richard M. Daley Plaza
Safaafir Iraqi Maqam Ensemble
June 25, 8 pm
Reza’s Restaurant, Oak Brook, IL: An Evening of Iraqi Maqam
Safaafir Iraqi Maqam Ensemble
July 14
Fresno, CA
Heather Raffo: "Sounds of Desire"
July 15
Red Poppy Art House: San Francisco, CA
Amir ElSaffar/Hafez Modirzadeh duo
July 17
Governor’s Island
Solo Santour performance
July 28
Brooklyn Arabic Music Trio, w/George Ziadeh and Zafer Tawil
Location TBA
August 7
Queens Museum
Salaam Middle Eastern Ensemble
August 8
Otherground Music Series
Salaam Middle Eastern Ensemble
August 13, 8 pm
Detroit Institute of Art
Gaida and Her Ensemble
September 23, 7 PM
Vassar College
Heather Raffo-“Sounds of Desire” performance
with Gaida, Hadi Eldebek, Johnny Farraj
September 30, 8 pm
Edge Fest: Ann Arbor, MI
Two Rivers Ensemble (World Premiere of Chamber Music America commissioned piece)
October 1
Washington DC: Embassy Series (Embassy of Iraq)
Safaafir Iraqi Maqam Ensemble
October 2
Philadelphia, PA: The Painted Bride
Two Rivers (Premiere of Chamber Music America commissioned piece)
