David Chevan

The Afro-Semitic Experience visited Wellesley College on Wednesday, December 5 for a concert in the school's Art and Soul series. The group played new pieces including "The Creator has a Master Plan," Shout 'Em, Aunt Tillie," "Wise One", and "Soul…Read more

This past Sunday (October 7), the Afro-Semitic Experience played in Park Slope Brooklyn at Congregation Beth Elohim. The synagogue is celebrating it's 150th anniversary and they sure know how to celebrate. The day began with a service in the sanctuary…Read more

Just wanted to let you all know about a few performances coming up in September for the Afro-Semitic Experience. New Haven concert to Premiere of Jazz Souls on Fire (and reprise music from Further Definitions)

On Wednesday, September 5…Read more

Some more pictures from our concert at the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz. These are some good action shots from during the performance. Ignore the date in the corner. These were just taken this past July!! Will and David jamming. … Read more

The Afro-Semitic Experience had a great time playing at the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz on July 22. We premiered pieces from our new work, "Jazz Souls on Fire", including arrangements of Pharoah Saunders' and Leon Thomas' "The Creator Has…Read more

New reviews are still coming in for our most recent CD, Further Definitions of the Days of Awe. Here are some links to a few of them:

In it's December issue, JazzTimes called the recording, "a joyous, soulful aggregate"…Read more

The Afro-Semitic Experience visited Canada last week to perform at the Tarbut Festival of Jewish Culture and we took some candid shots during the trip. We flew into the airport in Fargo, North Dakota and drove north to Winnipeg. Here's…Read more

A story about the new CD, “Further Definitions of the Days of Awe” by the Afro-Semitic Experience on the NPR News Show, Tell Me More, aired on Wednesday just before the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. Samples of four tunes from…Read more

Reviews and responses to our new CD, Further Definitions of the Days of Awe are starting to appear and the news is all good!!

We got our first review from a major U.S. national publication. We were reviewed in the…Read more

Our new CD, Further Definitions of the Days of Awe, is out and now available. So, you may be asking, where can I get this amazing new CD?

Sadly, you cannot get this CD at your local music store…Read more

As the High Holy Days approach, the Afro-Semitic Experience offers Further Definitions of the Days of Awe, an inspirational reimagining of the music of repentance.

For most of the past decade the Afro-Semitic Experience has played the midnight Selichot…Read more

Afro-Semitic Experience bassist David Chevan has been working with Vic Steffens of Horizon Music Group on the band's new CD, Further Definitions of the Days of Awe. The CD is currently slated to be out on September 13 and…Read more