Amir ElSaffar

HERMITAGE SUNSETS @ BENDERSON PARK to Feature 2025 Cross Arts Collaborative Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2025

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced the first installment of this season’s “Hermitage Sunsets @ Benderson Park” series, presented in partnership with Nathan Benderson Park Conservancy.

2026 NYC Winter Jazzfest Reveals Star-Studded Initial Lineup�¿  ​   
by Stephi Wild - Oct 2, 2025

This year's theme centers on the joy and beauty of gathering together while celebrating the tradition and future of Black American music—especially urgent during a time when external forces threaten to erase Black culture and history.

2025 JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL Begins In NYC This Month
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 5, 2025

The paradigm-shifting Polish festival Jazztopad returns to New York City for its ninth edition from June 13–18, 2025, continuing its mission of building bridges between the most adventurous voices in contemporary improvised music.

Poland's Jazztopad Festival To Return To Manhattan & Brooklyn
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2025

The Polish festival Jazztopad will return to New York City for its ninth edition, continuing its mission of building bridges between the most adventurous voices in contemporary improvised music.

Erini and Naseem Alatrash Come to the Capitol Theater
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2025

Transcend borders and genres as exceptional artists Erini and Naseem Alatrash explore their cultural identities through music on the Capitol Theater Stage. Learn more here!

Palestinian Singer Nibal Malshi to Perform at Roulette in March
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2025

This program of Middle Eastern songs will feature the return visit of the exquisite Palestinian singer Nibal Malshi at Roulette. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Hermitage To Present Two Greenfield Prize Commission Premieres At The Ringling
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

The Ringling Museum of Art will host the first public showings of the original commissions resulting from the 2023 Hermitage Greenfield Prize (HGP).

2024 Hudson Jazz Festival Announces Complete Line-up
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 11, 2024

Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House has announced the complete lineup of the 2024 Hudson Jazz Festival, running October 4-6

Willem Dafoe Named Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2024

Willem Dafoe has been named the new Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia for the two-year term 2025-2026.

PHANTOM WAVES Concert Series Comes to The Green-Wood Cemetery
by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2024

The Green-Wood Cemetery will present Phantom Waves, a new series of concerts featuring boundary-breaking performances in the distinctive acoustic spaces of the Catacombs and Historic Chapel.

92NY to Present Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 17, 2024

Don't miss Mary Halvorson's Amaryllis ensemble at the 92nd Street Y in New York on February 10, 2024. Tickets start at $25.

Hermitage Unveils New January And February Programs
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 3, 2023

The Hermitage Artist Retreat has revealed new programs throughout the months of January and February.

Cast Set for Red Bull Theater 2023 Short New Play Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 21, 2023

Red Bull Theater has revealed the cast for the eight world premieres selected for the company’s 13th annual Short New Play Festival.

Red Bull Theater Reveals Short New Play Festival 2023 Winning Submissions
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2023

Red Bull Theater has announced the eight world premieres selected for the company’s 13th annual Short New Play Festival.

JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL NYC Returns For 7th Edition, June 23-28
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2023

The 2023 US edition of Jazztopad, from June 23-30, will feature a series of commissions from the acclaimed Lutosławski Quartet in collaboration with jazz piano luminaries Craig Taborn and Uri Caine, EMMY-winning composer Don Davis and sought-after bassist and composer Michael Bates. Iraqi-American trumpeter and composer Amir ElSaffar will also perform on opening night in a return Jazztopad engagement.

SUMMER FOR THE CITY Festival Returns To Lincoln Center In 2022
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 18, 2023

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) has announced the second annual Summer for the City, the ultimate New York festival.

OPERA America Awards The 2023 IDEA Opera Residencies To Three New-To-Opera Creators Of Color
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 7, 2023

OPERA America has announced the recipients of the 2023 IDEA Opera Residencies program (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), an initiative that provides New York City-based composers and librettists of color an opportunity to explore opera as an expressive medium.

REDCAT Presents The Wooster Group/Bertolt Brecht: THE MOTHER, February 8-12
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 27, 2023

From Feb. 8 to 12, 2023, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts' center for contemporary arts in downtown Los Angeles presents The Wooster Group with a new production of Bertolt Brecht's 1932 play, The Mother.

Submissions Now Open for Red Bull Theater's SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 25, 2023

Red Bull Theater is now accepting submissions for their ANNUAL SHORT NEW PLAY FESTIVAL. Six brand new 10-minute plays of heightened language and classic themes inspired by this year’s theme: “Forbidden Love” will be selected through an open submission process.

Amir ElSaffar Returns to The Soraya With His Rivers of Sound Orchestra
by Stephi Wild - Mar 30, 2022

Revered Iraqi-American trumpeter, santur player, vocalist, and composer Amir ElSaffar fuses elements of traditional Middle Eastern modal music and American jazz to create a mesmerizing sonic hybrid that moves into a free state of uninhibited musical exploration.