Amir ElSaffar's Two Rivers Ensemble
Date and Time
Friday Sep 28, 2018
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
Friday, September 28 at 8pm
Location
Bowker Auditorium
Fees/Admission
$25; Five College Students and Youth 17 and Under: $10
Contact Information
Fine Arts Center Box Office
413- 545- 2511
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Description
Two Rivers Ensemble is a sextet of Middle Eastern jazz musicians that has made innovative strides in using the Arabic maqam modal system to transform the jazz idiom. ElSaffar, an expert trumpeter with a classical background, has been described as “uniquely poised to reconcile jazz and Arabic music” (the Wire). With musical traditions from Iraq and nearby regions blended with the language of swing, improvisation and group interaction, the ensemble represents a distinct contemporary cross-cultural musical fusion.