Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Saturday, November 15, 2008 – 8:00 p.m. 

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band 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. The group has hosted many of the earliest jazz pioneers and is now comprised of Ben Jaffe on tuba, Rickie Monie playing piano, Walter Payton on bass, Joseph Lastie, Jr. on drums, Carl Le Blanc playing banjo, Darryl Adams blowing the alto saxophone, Frederick Lonzo, Frank Demond and Lucien Barbarin on trombones, Shannon Powell on percussion, Clint Maedgen singing guest vocals and playing the saxophone, and Ralph Johnson on clarinet. Together the group tours the country spreading the gospel of New Orleans jazz far and wide.
www.preservationhall.com