| Joel Jaffe | |
| Birth Name: | Joel Jaffe |
| Birth Date: | January 15, 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1967–present |
Joel Jaffe (born January 15, 1952), also known as J. Jaffe, is an American audio engineer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and president and co-founder of Studio D Recording, Inc.[1] [2]
Jaffe has worked with artists including Huey Lewis and the News, Ringo Starr, Buddy Greco, Melissa Etheridge, The Stylistics, Eddie Money, Santana, and Bonnie Raitt.[3] [4]
Joel Jaffe was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, to Jay and Dorothy (Née Watkins) Jaffe. He began taking piano lessons from his mother at age six, as well as studying classical and jazz piano with other instructors. He began taking guitar lessons at age twelve after seeing The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. In high school he formed the band The Illusions, performing at dances and parties, then at nightclubs opening shows for such artists as The Four Tops, The Everly Brothers, and The O'Jays.
| Artist | Album | Credit | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Like That... | Engineer | 2022 | ||
| Threads | Engineer | 2019 | ||
| The Prophet Speaks | Engineer | 2018 | ||
| Sheryl Crow | Live Wire | Audio engineer for Bonnie Raitt's recording | 2018 | |
| Liz Kennedy | Hike Up Your Socks | Producer, engineer, mixing, guitar, mastering, dobro, lap steel, mandolin, background vocals | 2018 | |
| Fantastic Plastic | Producer, engineer, mixing, guitar, lap steel, slide guitar | 2017 | ||
| Friends Along the Way | Engineer | 2017 | ||
| Form of Play: A Retrospective | Engineer, lap steel | 2017 | ||
| Liz Kennedy | Speed Bump | Producer, engineer, mixing, guitar, mandolin, background vocals | 2015 | |
| Form of Play: A Retrospective | Engineer, lap steel | 2017 | ||
| Midight Rider: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Band | Engineer | 2014 | ||
| It's Flamin' Groovy! | Engineer | 2014 | ||
| Back Porch Dogma | Producer, engineer, mastering, percussion | 2012 | ||
| You're the One | Engineering | 2012 | ||
| Kirk Franklin and the Family/What You Lookin' 4 | Engineering | 2011 | ||
| Translucent Blues | Engineer, associate producer | 2011 | ||
| Liz Kennedy | A Clean White Shirt | Engineer, producer, guitar | 2011 | |
| Steady Love | Mastering | 2011 | ||
| Into the Wild Blue | Engineer, mixing, mastering | 2011 | ||
| This One's For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark | Vocal engineering | 2011 | ||
| Paul Rogers | The Cul de Sac Kids | Mixing, mastering | 2010 | |
| Word to the Wise | Engineering | 2010 | ||
| Coto Pincheira | Coto Pincheira & The Sonido Moderno Project | Recording | 2009 | |
| Doozy | Mastering | 2009 | ||
| Split Decisions | Engineering, mixing | 2009 | ||
| Sweet Feelings | Associate producer | 2009 | ||
| Nikki Amber | When I Look into Your Eyes | Composer | 2009 | |
| Ballads Before the Rain | Engineering, mixing | 2008 | ||
| Yes We Can! | Producer, engineering, mixing, slide guitar, lap steel guitar | 2008 | ||
| Open Book | Producing, mixing, mastering, keyboards | 2007 | ||
| Live at Montreux | Audio post producer, surround mixing | 2007 | ||
| Kyle Lardner | Sail Among the Stars | Guitar, pedal steel | 2007 | |
| Solis | Songs For Judah | Mixing | 2007 | |
| Wanna Go Back | Producer, engineering, mastering, pedal steel | 2007 | ||
| Heart of Mine: Love Songs of Bob Dylan | Producer, engineering, lap steel guitar, e-bow, shaker, tambourine | 2006 | ||
| Music of Idris Ackamoor 1971 – 2004 | Engineering, mixing | 2006 | ||
| Love That Lasts: A Wholly Hypographic and Disturbing Work by Oxbow | Mixing | 2006 | ||
| Safety in Numbers | Engineering | 2006 | ||
| Street Corner Prophecy | Engineering, guitar (steel) | 2006 | ||
| Deviations | Mastering | 2005 | ||
| Magic Christian | Magic Christian | Producer, engineering | 2005 | |
| Beth Waters | Beth Waters | Mixing | 2004 | |
| Those Darn Accordions! | Lawnball | Mixing, mastering, percussion | 2004 | |
| Live! At the Sierra Nevada Brewery Big Room | Mixing, mastering | 2004 | ||
| Continuum | Mad About Tadd: The Compositions of Tadd Damerson | Mastering, restoration | 2004 | |
| Auger Rhythms: Brian Auger's Musical History | Mastering | 2003 | ||
| Gordon Stevens | Homecoming | Engineering | 2003 | |
| Lucky Devil | Engineering | 2003 | ||
| On Fire | Restoration | 2003 | ||
| J. Thompson | Romantic Night | Digital editing | 2003 | |
| Those Darn Accordions! | Amped | Engineering, mixing, mastering | 2002 | |
| Stephen Dreyfuss | Broadway Blues | Mixing, mastering, guitar | 2002 | |
| Dozie | Redemption | Guitar | 2002 | |
| - | Slim | Interstate Medicine | Clapping | 2002 |
| Roots of our Nature | Engineering | 2002 | ||
| Plan B | Engineer | 2001 | ||
| Right Here All Along | Engineering, mixing | 2001 | ||
| Jump For Joy! | Engineer, producer | 2001 | ||
| Ringo Starr and his All Star Band – So Far | Audio post producer, surround mixer | 2001 | ||
| Goodlandia | Lap steel guitar | 2000 | ||
| Caledonia | Mixing | 1999 | ||
| Those Darn Accordions! | Clownhead | Mixing, mastering | 1999 | |
| Everybody's Angel | Mixing, engineering | 1999 | ||
| Can You Read This Boston? | Can You Read This Boston? | Producer | 1999 | |
| Deja Blue | Engineering | 1998 | ||
| Far From Home | Like a Whisper | Producer, engineering, mixing, composer, guitar (electric/acoustic), slide guitar, pedal steel | 1998 | |
| Terreiro de Sao Francisco | Vivendo de Pao | Engineering | 1998 | |
| For Adeline | Engineer | 1998 | ||
| Hittin' It From the Back | Mixing, guitar | 1997 | ||
| The Best of The Call | Engineering | 1997 | ||
| Katherine Chase | Truth | Engineering | 1997 | |
| Love is Back in Style | Engineering, associate producer, guitar (steel), percussion | 1996 | ||
| Time Flies: The Best of Huey Lewis and the News | Engineering | 1996 | ||
| Tribute Songs | Mixing, associate producer | 1996 | ||
| Beggars | Producer, Engineering | 1995 | ||
| Chill | Producer, engineering, mixing, vocals | 1995 | ||
| Kapono Beamer | Cruisin' on Hawaiian Time | Engineering | 1995 | |
| Heart of the World | Engineer | 1995 | ||
| Whatcha Lookin' 4 | Engineering, overdubs | 1995 | ||
| With a Skeleton Crew | Engineering | 1995 | ||
| On the Verge of a Nervous Breakthrough | Engineering | 1994 | ||
| Blow of the Sun | Engineering, associate producer | 1994 | ||
| A Tribute To Mark Heard | Strong Hand of Love | Engineering | 1994 | |
| Awake Me in the New World | Engineer | 1993 | ||
| Gena Krupa | Hot Drums | Mastering, restoration | 1993 | |
| The Psychotic Reunion Live! | Guitar, background vocals | 1993 | ||
| Live at the Mystery Club | Mastering, restoration | 1993 | ||
| Tribal Thunder | Engineering | 1993 | ||
| On the Sunny Side | Engineering | 1992 | ||
| Just Feelin | Remastering, restoration | 1991 | ||
| Triple M | Engineering, mixing, associate producer, guitar (electric) | 1991 | ||
| Zydeco Expressmen/Al Rapone | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | Engineering | 1990 | |
| A Fine & Private Place | A Musical Fantasy | Mixing, editing, mixing engineer | 1989 | |
| Small World | Background vocals | 1988 | ||
| Surfing with the Alien | Audio restoration | 1987 | ||
| Caught in the Crossfire | Guitar, synthesizer | 1984 | ||
| Jesse Barish | Pedal steel | 1978 | ||