Amir ElSaffar
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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.
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- Amir ElSaffar interview from National Public Radio Morning Edition program, July 7, 2006
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