Nick Jaffe
Just Nick (Nick Jaffe) is a Chicago-based musician, recording engineer, teacher and editor. Nick plays guitar and occasionally other things, as a member of Soul People, Super Moon, the Chess Club, instrumental intergalactic funk band Blank Institute, and improvisational group 727 Generator as well as with Tina Howell, Obi Soulstar and ESH. As a member of Soul People, Nick has backed such performers as Common, Bobby Brown, Rakim, Ice Cube, Estelle, Syleena Johnson, Dwele, Slum Village, Bilal, Renee Neufville (Zhane/RH Factor), Andreus, Geno Young, Chicago emcees SB, Kyeote, Slug Nyna Rossi, and Really Doe, Yaw, Kafele Bandele, Tiaybe, Jorge Juan, and many others. Nick and Soul People have shared stages with such legends as Morris Day and the Time, De La Soul and Talib Kweli. Nick has produced and engineered for such artists as SB, Yaw, Miraj, MsTeefa, Sparrow and Tiaybe. Nick has also produced and engineered for Girl Activity, harpists Marta Cook and Chelsea Sky Link, as well as many other artists in a wide variety of genres. Just Nick's studio credits include sessions for Universal artist Big Phill, Geno Barletta, Girl Activity, King Ron E. Ron, Tiaybe, Sparrow, Twilight Tone, and a national TV campaign for Kraft Foods (sold out for cheese). Nick likes just about any music that's good. He particularly likes things that groove, though not always in obvious ways. He likes noisy things and quiet things. Nick was born in New York City and grew up there and in Rome, Italy. Nick graduated Yale with a degree in history. Nick has worked as an aircraft mechanic and instructor for the airlines, ESL teacher, elementary school teacher, and an audio engineer. In addition to playing music he currently teaches audio engineering and music to kids in student-run studios and is the Chief Editor of the Teaching Artist Journal, a publication of The Center for Arts Policy at Columbia College. Nick also teaches and practices judo at Tohkon Judo Academy. Contact Just Nick at justnickjaffe@gmail.com or 773-793-4643. Nick would like to thank... Susan, Sarai and David, Sue H., Alyson, Francesca, Laura, Caryn, Doug, Lisa Z and Michael A., Rachel, Larry, Ashlie, Felix, Sorin, Peter, Nina, Jess, Nick M., Ken, Katy, Ced, Cuz, Tiff, Steve OD, Katherine, Tommy P., Diana, Karin, The Woodchuck, Harold Alexander (wherever you are), the Flying Spaghetti Monster, and all the rest of you who have helped me play music which I really love to do. Thank you!