Frank Jaffe

Studied Flamenco guitar with gypsy guitarist Augustin Rios and classical guitar with Philip Rosheger as well as harmony and composition at UC Berkeley and S.F. State.
Began performing with Los Flamenco's de la Bodega in San Francisco's North Beach in 1983 as a dance and singing accompanist. Lived and performed in Spain from 1985-87. Was guitarist in the Flamenco fusion group Arabesque and also had own fusion group, Harvest, in the 90's. Worked with the Soprano Vismaya Lhi in in 2004-2005.
Has performed extensively in the Bay Area at a number of venues including: Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley Chamber Arts House, Ashkenaz, Falkirk Cultural Center, Larkspur Landing Jazz Festival, Sol y Luna Dance Club, Bolero Bar and Restaurant, Theater Artaud, Casa Vino, Nomad Cafe, Teja Gerkin Acoustic Guitar Night, Doug Young Acoustic Guitar Night, and Le Bateau Ivre.
Composed a number of works for solo guitar inspired by the Salmon Creek beach area in Northern California and released a CD of that music in 2009, Bodega Dunes.