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Jascha

American  
[yah-shuh] / ˈjɑ ʃə /

noun

  1. a male given name, Russian form of Jacob or James.


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Sinatra famously studied jazz and popular singers like Crosby and Billie Holiday and musicians like Tommy Dorsey as a young man, but also classical virtuosos like Jascha Heifetz.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

That sentiment was echoed by Jascha Franklin-Hodge, chief of streets for the city of Boston who previously worked in Silicon Valley.

From The Verge Sep. 12, 2022

Rare violins once owned by famed virtuosos like Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz and Yehudi Menuhin have sold privately in recent years for up to $20 million.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2022

The heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures in Boston mean snow removal efforts will “continue for days ahead,” Jascha Franklin-Hodge, the city’s chief of streets, said.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2022

For Jascha Heifetz, with his wonderful record of accomplishment achieved, and with triumphs still to come before him, does not believe in "all work and no play."

From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Martens, Frederick Herman

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