Amir ElSaffar

Amir ElSaffar

Amir ElSaffar (b. near Chicago , Illinois, United States) is an Iraqi-American trumpeter and vocalist.

In addition to being a classical and jazz trumpeter, he is also a skilled interpreter of Iraqi "maqam", which he sings and plays on "santur". In 2002 he began studying the "maqam" tradition in Baghdad and London, with Hamid al-Saadi, one of the most renowned "maqam" singers in Iraq. He has released a CD of this music and also applied "maqam" techniques to his trumpet playing.

ElSaffan has performed with Cecil Taylor, Simon Shaheen, Randy Brecker, Miya Masaoka, and Samir Chatterjee.

External links

* [http://www.amirelsaffar.com/bio.html Amir ElSaffar biography]
* [http://www.amirelsaffar.com/ Amir ElSaffar official site]

Listening

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5539493 Amir ElSaffar interview] from National Public Radio "Morning Edition" program, July 7, 2006


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