Ft. Orlando Aruán Ortiz Vizcay, Fabrizio CASSOL, Nasheet WAITS, Jason ADASIEWICZ, George ZIADEH, Miles OKAZAKI a.o
"Trumpeter Amir ElSaffar is after a trance-like state of ecstasy with his chamber orchestra group Rivers of Sound, which boasts some of contemporary jazz’s most powerful soloists" Pitchfork.
Born in Chicago to an American mother and an Iraqi father, Amir ElSaffar is the epitome of the globalisation of jazz in recent decades. His multifaceted identity is also apparent in his amazing compositions for the Rivers of Sound Ensemble. The discovery of the year!
Amir El Saffar embodies the globalisation of jazz in the past few decades. Born in Chicago to an American mother and an Iraqi father, the trumpeter interrupted a promising career in 2002 to focus on studying traditional Iraqi maqâm music. His music is permeated by two sonic worlds, as you can hear in his compositions for the Rivers of Sound orchestra.
Music Talk(s)
19:30 Artist talk with Amir ElSaffar, moderated by Lies Steppe. Free for everyone with a concert ticket.
Dit optreden wordt gesteund door Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation via USArtists International, samen met de National Endowment for the Arts, de Andrew W. Mellon Foundation en de Howard Gilman Foundation.
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Hall M
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELS
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