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

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Past groupmuses (163)

  • Living room

    Presidio Groupmuse - Trinity Alps Festival Trio

    Sunday, Aug 24, 2025 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Presidio of San Francisco, SF
    • Composers: Beethoven, Dvorak, Brahms, Arensky, Stof
    • Instruments: Piano, Violin, Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened 2 months ago

  • Living room

    Cello & violin concert in downtown Mill Valley

    Saturday, Aug 9, 2025 7:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Downtown Mill Valley
    • Composers: Bártok, Mozart, Clarke, Corelli, Kodály
    • Instruments: Violin Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $30+ at event

    Happened 3 months ago

  • Living room

    Living Room Music Magic by the Coast: From Beethoven to Piazzolla

    Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Linda Mar, Pacifica
    • Instruments: Piano, cello
    • Price: $30 tickets ($24 for Supermusers)

    Happened 3 months ago

  • Salon

    Musical afternoons at the Ashram with Opus 5: Cello & Piano

    Sunday, Apr 6, 2025 1:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
    • Instruments: Piano, cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened 7 months ago

  • Salon

    Musical Evening at the Ashram opus 4

    Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 4:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened 9 months ago

  • Living room

    An Afternoon with cellist James Jaffe in Oakland.

    Sunday, Dec 8, 2024 3:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Upper Telegraph, Oakland
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened 11 months ago

  • Massivemuse Salon

    Camerata Sospiro - Dvořák, De Falla, Saint-Saens, Beach, & More

    Sunday, Nov 17, 2024 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
    • Instruments: Voice, cello, piamo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened 12 months ago

  • Living room Potluck

    For Cello Lovers Only

    Sunday, Oct 27, 2024 3:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Trestle Glen, Oakland
    • Instruments: Solo Cello
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • Living room

    Enjoy a cello and piano performance with a breathtaking bay view

    Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 3:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Upper Rockridge, Oakland
    • Instruments: Cello and Piano duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • Outdoors

    Garden Groupmuse

    Saturday, Aug 31, 2024 4:30 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: private garden free parking
    • Composers: Shaw, Mozart, Piazzolla
    • Instruments: Viola and Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened about 1 year ago

  • Living room

    Presidio Groupmuse: Piano Trio Mixtape 💿

    Saturday, Jul 27, 2024 2:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Presidio of San Francisco, SF
    • Instruments: Violin, Cello, Piano
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Salon

    WAVE at the CCC

    Sunday, Mar 3, 2024 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
    • Instruments: Piano and strings
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $25+ at event

    Happened over 1 year ago

  • Living room

    Passion in Piedmont

    Sunday, Nov 5, 2023 7:30 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Montclair, Piedmont
    • Instruments: String Trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 2 years ago

  • Beethoven & Borodin String Trio in Crescent Park

    Sunday, Oct 1, 2023 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Community Center, Palo Alto
    • Instruments: String Trio
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened about 2 years ago

  • Piano, Cello and Viola in Le Marais

    Friday, Jun 2, 2023 8:00 PM CEST

    • Neighborhood: Le Marais
    • Price: Free to reserve, 15+ € at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Wave Collective Quartet in Crescent Park

    Sunday, May 7, 2023 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Community Center, Palo Alto
    • Composers: Mazzoli, Mozart, Beethoven, Perkinson
    • Instruments: String Quartet
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Zurich Beethoven Trio

    Sunday, Apr 30, 2023 6:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Oakland Ave - Harrison St, Oakland
    • Composers: Schumann, Beethoven, Bruch
    • Instruments: Clarinet, Cello, Piano
    • Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Massivemuse Planetary Music

    An Ecstatic 10-Year Groupmuse Bash

    Friday, Apr 7, 2023 7:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: SoMa, SF
    • Composers: Coleridge, Walker, Swaminathan-Roper
    • Instruments: Cellos, Piano, Violin, Viola, Everyone!
    • Price: $25 tickets ($20 for Supermusers)

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Centuries of Sound - Chamber Music for Strings, Piano and Voice

    Sunday, Feb 5, 2023 2:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Cathedral Hill, SF
    • Composers: Schumann, Beach, Clarke, Dohnanyi
    • Instruments: Piano, String Trio, Voice
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened over 2 years ago

  • Outdoors

    Music in the backyard!

    Friday, Dec 16, 2022 6:00 PM PST

    • Neighborhood: Adams Point, Oakland
    • Composers: Bach, Bártok, Vivaldi
    • Instruments: Cello Duo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $10+ at event

    Happened almost 3 years ago