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. Wikipedia
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Iraqi-American trumpeter Amir Elsaffar put his New York career on hold in 2002 to immerse himself in the music of his ancestry, the Iraqi Maqam. www.amirelsaffar.com/bio.html
