The band was the result of founder Allan Jaffee‘s effort to keep New Orleans jazz alive in a French Quarter building called Preservation Hall. Today the Hall is the home base for a network of ...

the club’s touring band, has recorded with major artists included Pete Seeger, Tom Waits and Louis Armstrong. “There is no question that Preservation Hall saved New Orleans jazz,” George ...

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 ...

Two decades ago, Clint Maedgen hadn’t had the remotest thought of becoming part of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. After all, he was a rock singer/songwriter who was running a cabaret-style ...

Preservation Hall Jazz Band played a special concert with Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira the day after Mardi Gras at the band’s New Orleans venue. The show, and the musicians’ meeting ...

Discover how New Orleans' cultural blend created jazz through 7 pivotal developments, from Congo Square gatherings to Louis ...

Located in the French Quarter on Saint Peter Street, Preservation Hall welcomes visitors nightly for 45 minutes of intimate traditional New Orleans live jazz performances. Recent visitors said ...

Danny Barker Guitar and Banjo Fest runs March 18-23, and includes tributes and mentoring events throughout the week, as well as a three-day mini-festival Friday through Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz ...

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has announced the lineup for each day of its 2025 edition. Single-day tickets also are now on sale.

thanks in part to a generous donation from The Herb Alpert Foundation and music from The NOLA Jazz Museum Band with Detroit Brooks and Friends. The New Orleans Jazz Museum has been an epicenter of ...