Bassology swings in to the Elm City Market jazz brunch for a late morning of swinging standards and the blues. Come have a bite, shop for some food and enjoy the sounds.
Friends,
I have sad news. My friend Stacy Phillips, a man who was many, many things, including a Grammy award winner, a Bluegrass legend and a founding member of the Afro-Semitic Experience, died on Tuesday, June 5 around 9:30 p.m. He was 74 years old. He experienced a massive heart attack on Sunday and from then on it was just a matter of time. He was surrounded by his family, his sister and his niece and nephew. Stacy was his own person and that was reflected in the life he led as a musician. If this news seems like a surprise or a blow, I agree. I have spent the past two days in a state of disbelief as the life of someone who was a colleague, a mentor, a friend, and a genuine world class grump slipped away. I would say more about Stacy, but others have already said it better. There is a great obituary about Stacy in the New Haven Independent.
On Sunday, June 10, we participated in a musical memorial for Stacy at Café 9 in New Haven. We were joined by so many other musicians, bands, students, and fans who all paid tribute to him. There’s a great article about that event in the New Haven Independent.
Zichronoh l’vrachah May his memory be a blessing
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DAVID CHEVAN: the face of the bass
Colin McEnroe Show podcast
This past August Warren Byrd, my long-time music partner and Afro-Semitic Experience co-founder and I participated in the recording of a special live Colin McEnroe show about musicians making spirituality into art. That two-hour event was pared down to a little less than an hour and aired on Colin’s WNPR show.
The show was taped at the Copper Beech Institute Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center. Warren and I were joined by three other Connecticut musicians whose art is informed by their spiritual lives, Tina Colon, Arunan Arulampalam, and Noah Baerman.
Interested? The show is now a podcast that you can listen to. Here’s the link:
Previous events
An evening of bass duos. I'm jamming with the bass virtuoso Jeff Fuller. A night when almost anything can happen below middle C!!!
The Nu Haven Kapelye plays Yiddish songs, Klezmer and more at our State House debut. Come dance and enjoy the sounds of Klezmer in New Haven's newest music space.
The Nu Haven Kapelye comes to Café Nine to share our music in one of New Haven's great performance spaces. Come and dance and have a joyous time!!
Very excited to be playing at one of my favorite local restaurants with three great artists, Danielle Valentin vocals Mike Carabello keyboards, Jesse Chevan drums. Musicians and vocalists are welcome to sit after the first set.
The Afro-Semitic Experience at Shir Ami Bucks County
The Afro-Semitic Experience come to Shir Ami in Bucks County for a special service with plenty of music and joy!! Come and be a part of the experience!!
Bassology swings in to the Elm City Market jazz brunch for a late morning of swinging standards and the blues. Come have a bite, shop for some food and enjoy the sounds.
Freedom Songs: An Inter-faith Fundraiser for the Immigrant Bail Fund
The Afro-Semitic Experience is participating in this important inter-faith fundraising event. Freedom Songs: An Inter-Faith Fundraiser for the Immigrant Bail Fund, which will be held from 5 to 7pm (doors open at 4:30) at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven. The program will feature family-friendly inter-faith music from the Afro-Semitic Experience, Music Haven, the Isabella Mendes Bossa Nova Trio, and other great local performers — plus direct testimony from local survivors of immigration detention.
The Immigrant Bail Fund—a project led by the Connecticut Immigrant Rights Alliance, Unidad Latina en Acción, Connecticut Bail Fund, Hartford Deportation Defense, and CT Students 4 A Dream—helps pay bail for Connecticut residents who would otherwise remain in immigration prison just because they cannot afford bail. In addition to securing freedom from imprisonment, this intervention also stops deportations. Whereas 97% of immigrants in detention without legal counsel are deported, 68% of those who are bailed out eventually secure legal relief to stay in the country. Moreover, the Immigrant Bail Fund operates on a revolving basis. Once a case is resolved, the bond money is returned to the fund — to help reunite the next family.
Of course, we’d prefer you come to this event, but if you cannot attend and still want to support this important fundraising initiative, please consider sending a check donation. Check donations should be out to Community Bonds, Inc. with Freedom Songs in the memo line. Mailing address: 347 Grand Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06513
Bassology swings in to the Elm City Market jazz brunch for a late morning of swinging standards and the blues. Come have a bite, shop for some food and enjoy the sounds.
I’ll be accompanying and be accompanied by Andrew Wilcox on the piano, Jocelyn Pleasant on the drums, and Will Bartlett on saxophones and whatever else he brings with him. Will is a founding member of Bassology and it is always a treat to have him on the bandstand. The music begins at 7:30 p.m., a little earlier at Smokin’ with Chris than in the past. Please make your reservations and join us on Saturday evening. The second set will be open for friends to come by and sit in. You never know who will show up and join us!! Maybe you.
Bassology returns to the Elm City Market jazz brunch for some swinging jazz featuring: David Chevan bass Danielle Valentin vocals Chris Casey keyboards Jocelyn Pleasant drums
The Afro-Semitic Experience in concert
Dickinson College Student Center, 20 South College Street , Carlisle
A free event at Dickinson College featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience. We're participating in an interfaith celebration of nature followed by a concert set by the band. Hope you can make it!
Klezmer night at the Rough Draft with the Nu Haven Kapelye
Klezmer night returns to the Rough Draft in Hamden as the Nu Haven Kapelye take the stage for a night of Yiddish song and Klezmer freylekhs and more. Come dance, sing and be a part of the festivities as the areas largest and most raucous Klez group makes some noise!!
Bassology comes to Hamden for a night of smoky blues and swinging standards at Mickey's. Joining me for the evening will be Danielle Valentin on vocals and Chris Casey on keys. Musicians and singers are invited to sit in during the second set.
Bassology returns to our favorite BBQ joint in CT for a night of swinging standards and smokin' blues with David Chevan bass Chris Casey piano Jocelyn Pleasant drums Samantha Feliciano vocals
The Afro-Semitic Experience: A Martin Luther King Celebration
Reform Congregation Oheb Sholom, 555 Warwick Drive, Wyomissing
An evening of Unity in the Community featuring the Afro-Semitic Experience performing music dedicated to the legacy and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK and Shabbat Shira service with The Afro-Semitic Experience
Woodlands Community Temple, 50 Worthington Avenue, White Plains
Please join us for a Sabbath Service where we celebrate freedom--the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the crossing of the Red Sea. A musical night like no other. For more information please visit: http://www.wct.org/index.php
Klezmer night at the Rough Draft with the Nu Haven Kapelye
Klezmer night returns to the Rough Draft in Hamden as the Nu Haven Kapelye take the stage for a night of Yiddish song and Klezmer freylekhs and more. Come dance, sing and be a part of the festivities as the areas largest and most raucous Klez group makes some noise!!
Please join me and my fellow musicians for some swinging standards and smoky blues at Elm City Market's jazz brunch featuring: Danielle Valentin vocals Jocelyn Pleasant drums Mike Carabello keyboards
Please join me and my fellow musicians for some swinging standards and smoky blues at Solun Tapas in Woodbridge featuring: Danielle Valentin vocals; Jocelyn Pleasant drums; and Mike Carabello keyboards