Asaf Avidan is an Israeli singer-songwriter and musician. Born in Jerusalem, his parents were diplomats for the Israeli Foreign Office, and he spent four years of his childhood in Jamaica. Avidan’s ...

The singer Asaf Avidan has a remarkable voice and a great new song, written in one sleepless night in Paris that also sparked the beginning of a... Earlier this year I heard a voice like no other. In ...

In a candlelit show at Hangar 11, the Israeli singer-songwriter moved between piano and guitar, sharing raw emotions and musical mastery in a moving two-hour performance. Although he sings in English, ...

The captivating new Asaf Avidan rockumantary, Final Stages, is in many ways a lesson in how not to be a rock star. From The Churchills to Dana International, global rock and roll success has long been ...

While much of today's international music coverage on Israel focuses on the hot-button issue of artists performing in Israel, few if any look at Israeli musicians' success abroad. Enter Asaf Avidan… ...

In life, there are twists and turns that arise, sometimes beyond the scope of one’s control. While the world at large is grappling with this reality daily due to the pandemic, for Asaf Avidan, ...

Although he sings in English, Avidan spoke to the packed theater in Hebrew, telling the audience at the outset that he did not consider his music “escapism.” Asked what it’s like to come back to ...

“It’s just me playing music. I’m not going to ask anyone to holler. I’m not going to ask anyone to make noise. I’m just going to play some songs.” Those were the first few words from Asaf Avidan, one ...

So I'm driving down the road when I hear this incredible voice coming out of my car speakers — part Janis Joplin, part Nina Simone — and I wonder, "Who is she?" That day, I'd ripped a number of CDs ...

One part of Asaf Avidan, the Israeli songwriter who gave a solo concert on Friday night at Irving Plaza, is a lot like Leonard Cohen: the Leonard Cohen who sings delicately fingerpicked songs full of ...

Israeli singer Asaf Avidan is little known in the U.S., but his new release is expected to change that. His new album, Gold Shadow is his first official release in North America. Occasionally, our ...

While Asaf Avidan has drawn comparisons to Janis Joplin, Jeff Buckley and Nina Simone, he possesses a voice that is utterly singular. As London’s The Independent recently put it, “If you haven’t heard ...