Clarion Concerts: Amir ElSaffar New Quartet

New Quartet Live features trumpeter Amir ElSaffar, drummer Tomas Fujiwara, tenor saxophonistOle Mathisen, and pianist Tania Giannouli. The ensemble blends jazz instrumentation and Middle Eastern sounds guiding the new ensemble into unexplored musical territories. The music ranges from intensely quiet and nearly silent to ecstatic and declamatory, with the microtonal piano ringing ear-opening and beautifully unconventional harmonies throughout.‍ ‍

Tickets in advance are: $40 for table seating and $30 for parterre seating

Tickets at the door are: $50 for table seating and $40 for parterre seating

Adults age 30 and under will pay 50% of the otherwise applicable ticket price and must use the code UNDER30 at checkout on EventBrite (our ticketing platform)

Students and anyone else age 17 and under will be admitted free

ElSaffar’s nuanced and vibrant trumpet sound, rooted in Chicago school classical technique, combining subtle ornamentation and microtones of Arab Maqam with Jazz influences ranging from Miles to Woody…