Allan Jaffe
Allan Phillip Jaffe (April 24, 1935, Pottsville, Pennsylvania – March 9, 1987, New Orleans) was an American jazz tubist and the entrepreneur who, along with his wife Sandra, developed Preservation Hall into a New Orleans jazz tradition. He played the sousaphone in the Preservation Hall house band. Jaffe's grandfather was Russian-Jewish as was his father-the grandfather played french horn in the Imperial Russian Army.
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- Name
- Allan Jaffe
- Born
- YYYY MM DD
- Birthplace
- Pottsville, Pennsylvania
- Place of death
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Spouse
- Sandra Jaffe
- Died
- 1987 · New Orleans.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- musician
- Education
- University of Pennsylvania
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Allan Phillip Jaffe (April 24, 1935, Pottsville, Pennsylvania – March 9, 1987, New Orleans) was an American jazz tubist and the entrepreneur who, along with his wife Sandra, developed Preservation Hall into a New Orleans jazz tradition. He played the sousaphone in the Preservation Hall house band. Jaffe's grandfather was Russian-Jewish as was his father-the grandfather played french horn in the Imperial Russian Army.
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His father was a mandolin player and teacher. Jaffe learned piano and cornet before settling on tuba in junior high school. He studied at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania before joining the Army. He was stationed to Fort Polk, Louisiana. Jaffe was living in New Orleans in 1961, when he took over management and creative direction of Preservation Hall with his wife Sandra. He also played the tuba in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and took the group on tours worldwide, booking them into the finest music and performance halls and making appearances at cultural events of note even in small communities. Jaffe's son, Ben Jaffe, is a double-bass and tuba player, who now leads and performs with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Jaffe died of cancer at age 51 on March 9, 1987. He is interred at Chevra Thilim cemetery in New Orleans.
New Orleans Marine Hospital, 1981. "Mourners pass in front of the hospital". Shows "jazz funeral" style procession to mourn closing of Public Health Service Marine Hospital. Musician Allan Jaffe seen at left playing bass horn.
Photographer not credited · U.S. National Health Service image [1]
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• Name — Allan Jaffe • Born — YYYY MM DD • Birthplace — Pottsville, Pennsylvania • Died — YYYY MM DD • Place of death — New Orleans, Louisiana • Instrument — Sousaphone • Spouse — Sandra Jaffe
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- 1.Pope, John. Sandra Jaffe, whose Preservation Hall spread traditional jazz worldwide, dies at 83. NOLA.com. 2021-12-28.
- 2.Stewart, Zan. Jazz Entourages Play On After Band Leader Dies. Los Angeles Times. 1988-02-27.
- 3.Fensterstock, Alison. As Jazz Fest Looks At 50, What Keeps It Alive?. NPR. 2017-08-21.
- 4.Sancton, Tom. The Venerable, Musical History of Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Vanity Fair. 2011-12-09.
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