He worked with jazz vocalists Kurt Elling and Nnenna Freelon, The 5th Dimension, The Cadillacs, jazz saxophonist Gary Herbig, singer Debby Boone, keyboardist Kei Akagi, Doors drummer John Densmore, Brazilian style guitar duo Hugo Jojo, and jazz trumpeter Tony Guerrero.
They performed at the North Sea, Istanbul, Nice, Brecon, and Monterey Jazz Festivals, to name a few.
Afifi ventured into composition, co-writing the song "Nami" for the album Searching for the One.
KLON, a Los Angeles jazz radio station, chose "Nami" to be on a compilation album.
[citation needed] His education includes studies at the Dick Grove School of Music.