Asaf avidan

Assaf Avidan goes orchestral with new show and album

the striking singer-songwriter is bringing his new and old music to Tel Aviv’s Cultural Center in January for a special show with the Jerusalem East & West Orchestra, conducted by Tom Cohen.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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ASAF AVIDAN performs in Tel Aviv on Thursday night.

Asaf Avidan delivers intimate, soulful performance at Tel Aviv Port - review

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.

|ByMICHAL TORKIA
A view of Asaf Avidan in performance in Israel this week.

A prodigal son returns: Asaf Avidan continues to prove his talent with riveting one-man show

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.”

|ByLIAM FORBERG, STEVE LINDE
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Writers Festival: Safran Foer analyzes identify, art and influence

Safran Foer was something of a wunderkind, bursting onto the global literary stage in 2002, at the tender age of 25 with his well-received debut offering, Everything Is Illuminated.

|ByBARRY DAVIS

Getting in on the act

Normally headlining their own shows, tonight Asaf Avidan and Rickie Lee Jones will open for Bob Dylan, who has served as a major influence.

JUNE 19, 2011ByDAVID BRINN
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Avidan: Misinformation regarding Israel infuriates me

Lead vocalist of the band Asaf Avidan & the Mojos tells 20 Questions of the reluctant right-wing stance he feels necessary to adopt when abroad to combat lies spread about his home country.

JANUARY 23, 2011ByDEBORAH DANAN
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Singing up a storm

Asaf Avidan & The Mojos perform their latest rock album ‘Through the Gale’ with the Ra’anana Symphonette.

JANUARY 21, 2011ByDAVID BRINN
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Eglash: Teach children to use Facebook with caution

This week's 20 Questions hosts senior affairs reporter Ruth Eglash, answering your questions on Katsav, murdered Ethiopian women and the perils of Facebook.

JANUARY 9, 2011ByDEBORAH DANAN
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He’s got his Mojos workin’

Singer-songwriter Asaf Avidan and his band The Mojos are performing their new album in concert with a full orchestra at the Tel Aviv Opera House.

DECEMBER 29, 2010ByMARGARET STONER
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Sabra sounds

Our Israeli music critic eulogizes what she considers a truly dismal decade.

JANUARY 25, 2010ByVIVA SARAH PRESS
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