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Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB)
derives its name from Preservation Hall,
the venerable music venue located in the
heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter,
founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra
Jaffe. The Band has traveled worldwide
spreading their mission to nurture and
perpetuate the art form of New Orleans
Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie
Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, the music
embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under
the auspices of current director Ben Jaffe,
the son of founders Allan and Sandra,
Preservation Hall continues with a deep
reverence and consciousness of its greatest
attributes in the modern day as a venue,
band, and record label.
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Marin Alsop
Music Director • Harvey M. And Lyn P. Meyerhoff Chair
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Friday, November 29 — 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 30 — 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 1 — 3 p.m.
Series Presenting Sponsor:
Leaders over the band’s
history include the brothers
Willie and Percy Humphrey,
husband and wife Billie and
De De Pierce, famed pianist
Sweet Emma Barrett, and
in the modern day, Wendell
and John Brunious.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Program to be announced from stage.
There will be a 20-minute intermission.
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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Shan n o n B r i n kman
Note: The BSO does not perform on this program.
The PHJB began touring in 1963
and for many years there were several
bands touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band’s
charter members performed with the
pioneers who invented jazz in the early
20th Century including Buddy Bolden,
Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong
and Bunk Johnson. Leaders over the
band’s history include the brothers
Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband
and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed
pianist Sweet Emma Barrett, and in the
modern day, Wendell and John Brunious. These founding artists and dozens
of others passed on the lessons of their
music to a younger generation who now
follow in their footsteps, such as the
Band's current members.