Amir ElSaffar
- January 11, 2024
- Singer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Amir ElSaffar |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 8, 1977(1977-10-08) |
| Age | 47 |
| Birthplace | United States |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Amir ElSaffar Biography
| Birthday | Oct 8 |
| Birth Year | 1977 |
Amir ElSaffar is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on October 8, 1977 in United States, United States. ElSaffar was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1977. His mother, Ruth Anthony El Saffar, an American, was a Cervantes scholar and Jungian analyst. His father, Zuhair El Saffar, is an Iraqi immigrant and physicist. He studied classical music at Depaul University in Chicago. In 2001, he won the Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition and the International Trumpet Guild Jazz Improvisation Competition. He studied Iraqi maqam music in Baghdad and learned to play an Iraqi instrument, the santur. He began to weave traditional Arabic music into modern jazz trumpet. In 2007, he released his debut album, Two Rivers, for Pi Recordings.
In 2006, ElSaffar received commissions from the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia and from the Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT), to compose Two Rivers, a suite that invokes Iraqi musical traditions and frames them in a modern jazz setting. ElSaffar has since received commissions from the Jerome Foundation, the Jazz Institute of Chicago, and Chamber Music America and has continued developing a singular approach to integrating Middle Eastern tonalities and rhythms into an American jazz context, releasing three albums; Two Rivers (2006), Radif Suite (20October), and Inana (2011) to critical acclaim. He has also composed for theater projects and film soundtracks, and appeared in Jonathan Demme’s Oscar-nominated film, Rachel Getting Married.
Amir ElSaffar Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Amir ElSaffar is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amir ElSaffar 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Amir ElSaffar (born 1977 Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. His compositions combine jazz, classical, and traditional Arabic music.
In 2002 he began studying the maqam tradition of music composition in Baghdad and London, with Hamid al-Saadi, one of the most renowned maqam singers in Iraq and is currently an acknowledged performer of the classical Iraqi maqam tradition. He performs actively as a vocalist and santur player with his group, Safaafir, the only ensemble in the US performing Iraqi Maqam in its traditional format.
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