Max Jaffa

Max Jaffa O.B.E. (December 28, 1911 - July 30, 1991)^[1] was a British light orchestral violinist and bandleader. He established a reputation in the field of light music which was unparalleled in Britain.^{[citation needed]}

He was born in London, and started playing in the pit of a silent cinema orchestra, to furnish background and atmosphere for silent films, while still at school. He studied the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and won the Gold Medal. While he was playing at the Piccadilly Hotel, London, he was offered the job of leader of the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, at the age of 17. In World War II, he originally served as Gunner Jaffa in the Royal Artillery, but subsequently in the Royal Air Force and became a pilot in Bomber Command.^[2] In the 1950s and 1960s, his concerts from the Palm Court in Scarborough were frequently featured on BBC radio.^[3]

Jaffa is cited as a member of the eclectic (and fictional) "orchestra" in The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's recording, The Intro and the Outro.

References

1. ^ MusicSack / Music Sack
2. ^ Sleevenotes to EP Music from the Palm Court (No. 2), Columbia, 1957
3. ^ Radio and TV personalities - letter I and J

External links

• Max Jaffa at Find-A-Grave

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Name	Jaffa, Max
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Date of birth	December 28, 1911
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Date of death	July 30, 1991
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