Amir ElSaffar
Amir ElSaffar
Latest Release
- New Quartet Live at Pierre Boulez Saal
- November 2025
- • 11 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Autumn Comes | ||
| 2 | Orientations I-V | ||
| 3 | For the Victims of Genocide [Alternate Take] | ||
| 4 | 10:23 AM | ||
| 5 | Dignity |
Albums
Oct 2025 • 2 songs
Sep 2025 • 1 song
Oct 2013 • 10 songs
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About
Biography
Trumpet/composer Amir ElSaffar is a classically trained, experimental performer known for his ambitious blend of post-bop jazz, traditional Iraqi maqam, and other Arabic musical traditions. ElSaffar first garnered attention working with Vijay Iyer and Rudresh Mahanthappa before showcasing his cross-pollinated sound on 2007's Two Rivers and 2011's Inana. Along with collaborations alongside saxophonist Hafez Modirzadeh, he also leads the 17-piece Rivers of Sound ensemble, with which he has released 2017's Not Two and 2021's The Other Shore.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1977 t...