Amir ElSaffar's 2017 Concert & Tour History

Amir ElSaffar's 2017 Concert History

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.

Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Aug 04, 2017	Newport Jazz Festival "Newport Jazz Festival" / Béla Fleck & the Flecktones / Maceo Parker / Cecile McLorin Salvant / Naturally 7 / Joey DeFrancesco / Vijay Iyer / Wadada Leo Smith / Evan Christopher / Rodriguez Brothers / Jim Rotondi / Steve Davis / Eric Alexander / David Hazeltine / Joe Farnsworth / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Rhiannon Giddens / Christian McBride / Leslie Odom Jr. / Amir ElSaffar / Jimmy Greene / The George Burton Qunintet Show all bands Setlists	Fort Adams State Park	Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Genres:

Jazz

Composer

Free Jazz

World

Experimental Jazz

Trumpet

Arabic Jazz

Show more genres

Concerts Per Year:

2026	2 concerts
2024	5 concerts
2023	3 concerts
2022	2 concerts
2020	1 concert
2018	6 concerts
2017	1 concert
2014	1 concert
2013	1 concert
2011	1 concert
2010	4 concerts
2009	2 concerts
2008	2 concerts
2007	2 concerts
2006	1 concert