Nowhere is that idea more vividly embodied than in the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which has held the torch of New Orleans music aloft for more than 60 years, all the while carrying it ...

The seats are simple benches. The space is small. To stand at the back of the hall is to be only 20 or so feet from the band. The wooden walls are washed out. Even the instruments used by the ...

From its start in the French Quarter of New Orleans to its present status as one of the preeminent and versatile ensembles in the world, Preservation Hall Jazz Band has endured for nearly 65 years.

“A lot of people like to consider it the northernmost city in the Caribbean, or maybe America’s most European city,” Preservation Hall Jazz Band singer Clint Maedgen told NJ Advance Media.