David Nefesh w/ 

Billy Brandt

David Nefesh will have his CD release party for his new CD, “Pureheart,” on the intimate Trinity House stage.  Joining him will be a talented group of musicians including Jef Reynolds on bass, Billy Brandt on guitars, Ron Pangborn on drums, and Marilyn on vocals.

As a child, David was strongly influenced by the music of Neil Young, CSN&Y, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, and others in the folk-rock and rock scene of the late-60's and 70's--as well as Jewish folk and cantorial music which was prevalent in his family.  At age 12, and armed with a songbook to Neil Young's "Harvest," he started years of self-study on guitar. 

Despite Nefesh's passion for music and performance, he relegated his musical talents to his home, occasional jams with friends and very rare public gigs.  He never viewed himself as a songwriter until the late 90's--when personal epiphanies slowly revealed a gifted writer, with a re-kindled desire to share his music with the public.  

In January of 1999, he started an intense period of writing and performing that has yielded more than 90 original songs and 250 performances in the United States and Canada since that time.  His first CD, Stripped, was released in 2000 and garnered excellent reviews--with comparisons to Michael Stipe, James Taylor, Richard Shindell, Ellis Paul and others. 

 He has made radio appearances on WDET in Detroit and CFRB in Toronto, Mediaone TV in Michigan, and has had airplay in Europe.