Max Jaffa OBE was a British light orchestral violinist and bandleader.
11 Facts About Max Jaffa
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Max Jaffa is best remembered as the leader of the Palm Court Orchestra and trio, with Jack Byfield and Reginald Kilbey, which broadcast on BBC Radio.
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Max Jaffa's career lasted 70 years, before retiring in 1990.
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Max Jaffa was born Max Jaffe in London, the first child of Israel Jaffe, a Russian-Jewish immigrant, and Milly Makoff, his London-born Russian wife.
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Max Jaffa studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Max Mossel, where he was a favourite of Sir Landon Ronald and where he won the Gold Medal.
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Max Jaffa refreshed his violin playing after the war by studying with Sascha Lasserson, and soon joined the Mantovani Orchestra - he was the leader and soloist on its bestseller Charmaine.
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Max Jaffa recorded the violin and orchestra version of "Dark Eyes", written by Adalgiso Ferraris.
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Max Jaffa was married to the contralto Jean Grayston, a regular on-stage partner, and there were three daughters.
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Max Jaffa's performing library, now owned by violinist Simon Blendis, includes both published arrangements and many still in manuscript, made for Jaffa's exclusive use, some by his pianist Jack Byfield.
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The CD Love is like a Violin: Salon Treasures from the Max Jaffa Library, has made recordings of some of this material available for the first time.
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Max Jaffa is cited as a member of the eclectic "orchestra" in The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's recording, The Intro and the Outro.