Trumpeter/composer Amir ElSaffar is a classically trained musician who explores both jazz and traditional Iraqi maqam music. Born in Chicago, IL, in 1977 to an Iraqi father and American mother, ElSaffar grew up listening to an eclectic mix of music that ultimately led to his studying classical music at DePaul University. Having developed an avid interest in jazz, ElSaffar competed in and won the 2001 Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition and the 2001 International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition.
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Amir ElSaffar has had 14 concerts.
Amir ElSaffar is most often considered to be Jazz, Free Jazz, Trumpet, and Arabic Jazz.
The next Amir ElSaffar concert is on October 19, 2024 at Bric House in New York, New York, United States. The bands performing are: Reggie Workman / Allysha Joy / Lakecia Benjamin / Amir ElSaffar / The Jungle / Joaquin Pozo.
The last Amir ElSaffar concert was on January 08, 2023 at Public Records in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: Doug Wieselman / Cleek Schrey / Mauro Refosco / Amir ElSaffar / L'Rain / Yuka Honda.
