{"id":13345,"date":"2018-02-23T20:06:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T01:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=13345"},"modified":"2020-09-11T16:26:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:26:22","slug":"mdc-live-arts-presents-iraqi-american-trumpet-player-amir-elsaffar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/mdc-live-arts-presents-iraqi-american-trumpet-player-amir-elsaffar\/","title":{"rendered":"MDC Live Arts Presents Iraqi-American Trumpet Player Amir ElSaffar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/search\/?q=%22MDC%20Live%20Arts%22&amp;_siq_page=1&amp;_siq_sort=relevance\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">MDC Live Arts<\/span><\/a> along with the Rhythm Foundation will host trumpet player Amir ElSaffar and jazz ensemble Two Rivers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northbeachbandshell.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">North Beach Bandshell<\/span><\/a>, 7275 Collins Ave., on March 3 at 8 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ElSaffar\u2019s work combines Middle Eastern and American jazz. He has also been awarded the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doris Duke Performing Artist Award in 2013 and won the Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition in 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His performance is a continuation of MDC Live Arts 2017-18 series <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ojal\u00e1\/Inshallah: Wishes from the Muslim World,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is dedicated to Muslim culture. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, contact Alexa Burneikis at (305) 237-7733 or at aburneik@mdc.edu<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MDC Live Arts along with the Rhythm Foundation will host trumpet player Amir ElSaffar and jazz ensemble Two Rivers at North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Ave., on March 3 at 8 p.m. ElSaffar\u2019s work combines Middle Eastern and American jazz. 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