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Amir ElSaffar

US jazz trumpeter & vocalist

From: Chicago, United States
Since: 1977–present
Releases: 9

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Amir ElSaffar (born 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. His compositions combine jazz, classical, and traditional Arabic music.

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Member of

Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage now
RAJAS now trumpet
Jamie Baum Septet now
Cecil Taylor Orchestra Humane now trumpet

Discography

Albums 9

Radif Suite 2010
Inana 2011 Apple Music
Two Rivers 2011 Apple Music
Crisis 2015 Apple Music
Sufia 2016
Alchemy 2017 Apple Music
Not Two 2017
The Other Shore 2021
Inner Spaces 2025

Also known as

Amir El-Saffar · Amir ElSaffarr · Amīr al-Ṣaffār · أمير الصفار

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MusicBrainz: f07a67a0-2d25-4a6d-af72-d21abb1297b6
ISNI: 0000000453338945

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.

Amir ElSaffar

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