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Trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer amir elsaffar has distinguished himself with a mastery of diverse musical traditions and a singular approach to combining middle eastern musical langau. The wire says amir elsaffar is uniquely poised to reconcile jazz and arabic music without doing either harm. Described as a rising startrumpeter and rising stararranger, downbeat magazine. Elsaffars rivers of sound orchestra showcases 17 musicians from a broad spectrum of traditions. Elsaffar a trumpeter and santur hammered dulcimer player who was born near chicago to an iraqi father and an american mother, and who grew up immersed in both cultures had recently moved. With crisis, elsaffar has once again uncovered entirely new possibilities in the evolution of jazz. Real enemies by darcy james argues secret society, released 30 september 2016 1. Not two amir elsaffar new amsterdam records albums.
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Initially there was a technical issue with my purchase of the adventurine album not migrating to my collection. Concert dates for amir elsaffar is located on this page. Jul 08, 20 elsaffar a trumpeter and santur hammered dulcimer player who was born near chicago to an iraqi father and an american mother, and who grew up immersed in both cultures had recently moved. Dayne jordan dj jazzy jeff is excited to announce the release of the newest ep, play from his son, uhmeer. Oct 18, 2017 iraqiamerican trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer amir elsaffar has mastered disparate musical styles and created a singular approach to combining aspects of middle eastern music with american jazz, extending the boundaries of each tradition. Amir elsaffar and rivers of sound hancher auditorium. Not two is from iraqiamerican trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer amir elsaffar, who has mastered disparate musical styles and created a singular approach to combining aspects of middle eastern music with american jazz, extending the boundaries of each tradition. We make it quick, easy and convenient to find the amir elsaffar tickets that work for you. Play showcases uhmeers wellrounded, genredefying artistic approach to music with tracks like bounce spotlighting his skills as a lyricist and storyteller. Front row tickets will not be an issue, we always have top quality tickets. Trumpeter amir elsaffar is after a trancelike state of ecstasy on the new release from his chamber orchestra group rivers of sound, which boasts some of contemporary jazzs most powerful soloists. Concert schedules for all amir elsaffar concerts are revised on a regular basis.
Liberty ellman, steve lehman anna webber, art ensemble of chicago, matt mitchell, steve coleman, miles okazaki, henry threadgill, marc ribot, tyshawn sorey, dan weiss, jonathan finlayson, muhal richard abrams, jen shyu. We hear this borne out in the lyrical melodies, intricate contrapuntal passages and complex rhythmic ideas at the heart of bridges, and in the textural warmth and surprise of sam sadigurskys alto sax and bass clarinet, brad shepiks guitar, amir elsaffars trumpet and voice, john escreets dazzlingly virtuosic piano and of course baum. Get all 171 nobusiness records releases available on bandcamp and save 60% includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality downloads of the spell. July 3, 20 framed by a beautiful array of vintage drums, the trumpeter and santur player pairs the sibling spirits of jazz and. This is richard clarks music collection on bandcamp. Iraqiamerican trumpeter, santurist, vocalist, and composer, elsaffar uses middle eastern and american jazz to create new. I am grateful for all of the beautiful musical experiences and couldnt have done any of it without all of your support. Sep 11, 2015 amir elsaffars two rivers ensemble celebrates the release of its third cd, crisis, on pi recordings.
Amar amar is a uk based electronic record label that began its operations in august 20. Download article as pdfby jarrett hoffman amir elsaffar has had the type of musical career that you can imagine laid out as a board game. Radif suite by amir elsaffar and hafez modirzadeh, released 15 march 2010 1. Tomas fujiwara triple double, released 20 october 2017 1. Trumpeter, composer, vocalist and santur player amir elsaffar leads the 17piece rivers of sound orchestra. Includes unlimited streaming of not two via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Not two amir elsaffar rivers of sound new amsterdam records. His compositions use microtones from maqam music to. Trumpetcomposer amir elsaffar is a classically trained musician who explores both jazz and traditional iraqi maqam music.
Amir elsaffars two rivers ensemble celebrates the release of its third cd, crisis, on pi recordings. Trumpet music on bandcamp festival of new trumpet music. Amir elsaffar tour dates has just been made public. Amir elsaffars rivers of sound ums university musical. Jun 24, 2017 trumpeter amir elsaffar is after a trancelike state of ecstasy on the new release from his chamber orchestra group rivers of sound, which boasts some of contemporary jazzs most powerful soloists. Check out amir elsaffar tour dates and purchase amir elsaffar concert tickets for any show in any city. Marina rosenfeld, trevor dunn, brandon seabrook, satomi matsuzaki deerhoof, amir elsaffar, and more. His credits include kenny barron, john zorn, steve coleman, dan weiss, matt mitchell, jonathan finlayson, mary halvorson, stanley turrentine, amir elsaffar, and jane monheit. Using the maqam to transform the jazz idiom, the music still speaks the language of swing, improvisation and group interaction.
Dj jazzy jeff is excited to announce the release of the newest ep, play from his son, uhmeer. His credits include kenny barron, john zorn, steve coleman, dan weiss, matt mitchell, jonathan finlayson, mary halvorson, stanley turrentine, amir elsaffar. Pi recordings is a new yorkbased record label dedicated to releasing innovative music by artists with unique and defining voices. Iraqiamerican trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer amir elsaffar has mastered disparate musical styles and created a singular approach to combining aspects of middle eastern music with american jazz, extending the boundaries of each tradition. Amir shayegan freestyle ep, released 23 june 2011 1. Of agency and abstraction by rajna swaminathan, released 26 april 2019 1. A recipient of the prestigious doris duke performing artist award, elsaffar resided mostly in egypt prior to making this record, further absorbing the musical language of that region. Alchemy by amir elsaffar, released 22 october 20 1. View the amir elsaffar concert schedule above and choose from our list of amir elsaffar concert dates.
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Born in chicago, il, in 1977 to an iraqi father and american mother, elsaffar read full biography. To hours bandleader, composer, and drummer tomas fujiwara possesses a musical dexterity that could go unnoticed if not for its ripple effect. Lp includes two bonus tracks that are only found on this vinyl release. His compositions combine jazz, classical, and traditional arabic music. Kudzu by miles okazaki, released 24 march 2017 includes unlimited streaming of trickster via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Amir elsaffar born 1977 chicago, illinois is an american jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Crisis chronicles the continuing development of trumpeter amir elsaffars critically. Includes unlimited streaming of triple double via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Amir elsaffar an acclaimed yet stillemerging iraqiamerican microtonal trumpeter and taylor haskins a veteran big band and studio section player and accomplished electronic musician and producer flesh out the brass section, veteran downtown guitarist brad shepik known for his work with tiny bell trio and pachora in addition to his own. Guitar freestyles by amir shayegan over tracks produced by djf. We are proud to present the results of the 67th annual downbeat. Shop official amir elsaffar merch, vinyl records, shirts and more. Yathi the title of the album was conceived by ganavya, who uttered these two words together in a moment of epiphany while. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
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