Allan Jaffe

Allan Jaffe

:"Note: There is also a jazz electric guitarist named Allan Jaffe."

Allan Phillip Jaffe (b. April 24, 1935, Pottsville, Pennsylvania - March 10, 1987, New Orleans) was an American jazz tubist.

Jaffe's grandfather was a french hornist in the Russian Imperial Army, and his father was a mandolin player and teacher. Jaffe learned piano and cornet before settling on tuba in junior high. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the Army, where he was station at Fort Polk, Louisiana. After his discharge, he moved to New Orleans in 1961, where he bought Preservation Hall. As owner of the facility, Jaffe played a major role in the New Orleans jazz revival of the 1960s, shepherding the latter-day careers of George Lewis, Jim Robinson, Alcide Pavageau, Punch Miller, Chester Zardis, Kid Sheik Cola, Percy Humphrey, Willie Humphrey, Kid Thomas Valentine, and others. He played in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and took the group on tours worldwide.

Jaffe's son, Ben Jaffe, is a double-bassist who also performs with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

References

*Floyd Levin, "Allan Jaffe (i)". "The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz".


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