Preservation Hall Jazz Band
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band is the name for groups of Traditional jazz musicians from New Orleans on tours organized by Preservation Hall.
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band usually performs nightly at Preservation Hall and tours around the world over 150 days a year. Hurricane Katrina, however, forced Preservation Hall to close through the fall and winter of 2005, and the building remained shut until April 2006. The band continued to tour while the hall was closed.
Bands at Preservation Hall predated the name "The Preservation Hall Jazz Band". Allan Jaffe, a young tuba player who had taken over running the hall, organized tours for the musicians who often performed there, naming the band after the venue. The late Alan Jaffe was often in the Preservation Hall band; his son string bass player Ben Jaffe often is now.
The group has been touring the United States for more than 25 years. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band seek to preserve music evolved in New Orleans, and to bring it to contemporary audiences.
In 2006, the band was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
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[edit] Personnel
[edit] Current personnel (2006)
- Ben Jaffe - bass
- Ralph Johnson - clarinet
- Joseph Lastie, Jr - drums
- Rickie Monie - piano
- Frank Demond - trombone
- Carl Le Blanc - banjo
- Lucien Barbarin - trombone
- Clint Maedgen - vocalist
[edit] Historic members
A partial listing of the musicians who have played under the "Preservation Hall Jazz Band" name include:
- John Brunious - trumpeter
- Kid Thomas Valentine - trumpeter
- Punch Miller - trumpeter
- De De Pierce - trumpeter
- Percy Humphrey - trumpeter
- Kid Sheik Colar - trumpet
- Louis Nelson - trombonist
- Jim Robinson - trombonist
- George Lewis - clarinetist
- Albert Burbank - clarinetist
- Willie Humphrey - clarinetist
- Raymond Burke - clarinetist
- Manny Crusto (Manuel Mitchell Crusto) - clarinetist (died 03/18/2002; age 83)
- Joseph Robichaux - pianist
- Billie Pierce - pianist
- "Sweet Emma" Barrett - pianist
- Jeanette Kimball - pianist
- Sing Miller - pianist
- Alcide "Slow Drag" Pavageau - bass
- Narvin Kimball - banjo
- Emanuel Sayles - banjo
- Josiah "Cie" Frazier - drums
- Walter Payton - bass
- Allan Jaffe - tuba
[edit] Partial discography
- 2006 Preservation Hall - Live At the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
- 2005 Songs of New Orleans
- 2005 Sweet Emma
- 2004 Shake That Thing
- 2004 Preservation Hall Hot 4 With Duke Dejan
- 1998 Because of You
- 1997 Preservation Hall Jazz Band of New Orleans, La
- 1996 In the Sweet Bye and Bye
- 1992 Live
- 1989 The Best of Preservation Hall Jazz Band
- 1987 New Orleans, Vol. 4
- 1982 When the Saints Go Marchin' In (New Orleans, Vol. 3)
- 1982 New Orleans, Vol. 2
- 1977 New Orleans, Vol. 1
- 1966 Billie and De De Pierce and Their PHJB
- 1964 Sweet Emma and Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band
[edit] Further reading and references
- Preservation Hall by William Carter
[edit] External links
- Preservation Hall: About The Band
- Article: Preservation Hall Jazz Band & hurricane Katrina
- [1] Website of the band with history and music video
