Ben Jaffe
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Ben Jaffe | |
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 Jaffe playing sousaphone with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 26, 1971 |
| Genres | Jazz, New Orleans Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Tuba, double bass |
| Website | preservationhalljazzband |
Benjamin Jaffe (born January 26, 1971) is the creative director of Preservation Hall and plays tuba and double bass with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.[1]
He is the son of Preservation Hall's former managers, Allan Jaffe and Sandra Jaffe. Jaffe grew up in New Orleans' French Quarter, two blocks from Preservation Hall. His father, Allan, in addition to managing the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Preservation Hall, played tuba with the band as well. From birth, Ben was brought on tour with the band during their international tours. Ben’s early musical memories are marching alongside his father in Mardi Gras Parades and jazz funeral processions. He began playing in grammar school at McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts in the French Quarter. During high school at NOCCA, he studied upright bass under Walter Payton.[2] After high school, Ben attended Oberlin College where he received a degree in bass performance in 1992.
