James Jaffe @james

Cello

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James Jaffe @james

Cello

About

Cellist James Jaffe connects with audiences, colleagues, and composers through music. He has performed solos with the National Repertory Orchestra, CityMusic Cleveland, and the Stockton Symphony. Recent chamber music appearances have taken him through Switzerland and France on concert tours, to the Robert Mann String Quartet Seminar in Manhattan, to Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music, to the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, and frequently to Groupmuses in San Francisco, including a sold-out performance of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden at San Francisco’s first Massivemuse. He serves as Director of Festival Rolland, a summer chamber music festival in Burgundy, France.

Music

Solo cello and chamber music

Videos

Ensemble profiles

Past groupmuses (152)

  • Massivemuse Outdoors

    Beethoven in the Park (Street Tavern)

    Friday, Feb 25, 2022 6:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Alameda
    • Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Beethoven Birthday Bash

    Thursday, Dec 16, 2021 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Civic Center, SF
    • Composers: Beethoven
    • Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello, Clarinet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Backyard views of the Sierra (quartet)

    Saturday, Dec 4, 2021 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Golden Gate, Oakland
    • Composers: Palestrina, Alberga, Mozart
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Festival Rolland 2021: Beethoven op. 59 no. 1 with the Sierra Quartet

    Thursday, Oct 28, 2021 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Beethoven!
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    Festival Rolland 2021: Dvořák Piano Quintet with Ian Scarfe and the Sierra Quartet

    Saturday, Oct 23, 2021 3:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Dvořák
    • Instruments: Piano Quintet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Outdoors

    🌷Muse at Gamble Garden

    Friday, Sep 17, 2021 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto
    • Composers: Beethoven, Montgomery, Bryant
    • Instruments: String quartet
    • Price: Free to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Noe Valley Groupmuse

    Thursday, Jun 17, 2021 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Noe Valley, SF
    • Composers: Beethoven, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Haydn
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Beethoven Birthday Bash with Phil, Charith, and James

    Wednesday, Dec 16, 2020 6:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco, CA
    • Composers: Beethoven!
    • Instruments: String Trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Parallel Play! The Sierra Quartet, Peggy Gyulai, Alexandra Bryant, Beethoven

    Friday, Nov 20, 2020 6:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Alexandra Bryant, L.V. Beethoven
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: Free to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Premiere

    James and Mélanie: Cello/Violin on Halloween Night

    Saturday, Oct 31, 2020 4:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: NYC
    • Instruments: String duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    🎉 Groupmuse Foundation Launchmuse! 🎈

    Saturday, Oct 3, 2020 5:30 PM EDT

    • Neighborhood: NYC
    • Price: Free event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Parallel Play! Violin, Cello, and 2 Visual Artists Live From an Art Studio

    Saturday, Aug 8, 2020 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Bach, Schulhoff, Clapiès, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Violin and Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened over 3 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Mélanie and James play Duos!

    Saturday, Aug 1, 2020 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Clapiès, Bach, Schulhoff, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Violin and Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $15+ at event

    Happened almost 4 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Contemporary Works for Solo Cello

    Sunday, Jul 26, 2020 5:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco, CA
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 4 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Larger Works for Solo Cello

    Sunday, Jun 21, 2020 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: online
    • Composers: Gaspar Cassadó, J.S. Bach
    • Instruments: Solo cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened almost 4 years ago

  • Virtual Livestream

    Online groupmuse from San Francisco

    Wednesday, Apr 1, 2020 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Francisco
    • Composers: Bach, Britten, maybe a surprise
    • Instruments: Solo cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened about 4 years ago

  • SOMA Art Loft Holiday Party!

    Saturday, Dec 7, 2019 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Prokofiev, Dvořák
    • Instruments: Piano Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Ginormous warehouse groupmuse!

    Saturday, Nov 23, 2019 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Schubert - Mozart - Shostakovich
    • Instruments: Piano + Strings
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Ginormous warehouse groupmuse: World War II music

    Sunday, Oct 13, 2019 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: South of Market, San Francisco
    • Composers: Aaron Copland + Dmitri Shostakovich
    • Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 4 years ago

  • Hot Summer Strings--Janacek and Schubert

    Saturday, Jul 20, 2019 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: San Jose/Rosegarden
    • Composers: Janacek, Schubert
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago