Preservation Hall - Episode 52
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.9 • 916 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2017
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Since 1961, Preservation Hall has been the epicenter of traditional jazz music in New Orleans. In today's episode, we visit with Ben Jaffe, the band leader of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
After a visit to New Orleans on their honeymoon in 1961, Ben's parents Allan and Sandra Jaffe created Preservation Hall. Along the way, they helped ensure this original American music form would have a place to be celebrated and honored. Ben and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band carry on that tradition, while also helping spread the celebration of jazz music worldwide.
In today's show, we talk about the musicians, the music, the art scene in New Orleans in the early 1960s and more. You'll hear about artists from Buddy Bolden and Sweet Emma to recent collaborations with Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters.
We also talk about the Preservation Hall Foundation, and the work they do to help kids learn about jazz.
All this and more on today's show!
Resources
Preservation Hall |726 St. Peter St - live shows offered nightly, seven days a week. Preservation Hall performances are open to all ages. Tickets can be purchased at the door, though patrons usually start lining up 45 minutes early. To avoid the line, purchase a Big Shot pass on the website.
Follow Preservation Hall on Twitter (@PresHall), Instagram (@PreservationHall), and on Facebook.
Thank You
Thanks to Ben Jaffe for joining me on the podcast and for welcoming me into his parent's home. It was an honor to record this discussion with Ben about the past and future of New Orleans jazz music.
A special thanks to Paul Sanchez for connecting me with Ben. Both are ambassadors for New Orleans and always looking to connect people who share a love of the Crescent City and her music. You can listen to an interview with Paul back in episode #23.
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Thanks for listening!
Mark
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, |
| 0:16.3 | music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, |
| 0:22.1 | living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, you've come to the right place. |
| 0:30.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:33.0 | Hey all, this is Mark. |
| 0:37.0 | Welcome to episode 52. |
| 0:40.0 | The last show was all about small businesses in New Orleans. |
| 0:43.2 | I interviewed three women who own businesses including Liz Marty Cook over at |
| 0:47.4 | Lionhart Prince, Kristen Malone who owns Home Malone in Mid City, and Patty Dunn from Chop Industries. |
| 0:54.0 | There were fun discussions and all three are great places to shop for gifts for you or |
| 0:58.4 | anyone who loves New Orleans. |
| 1:00.0 | If you missed it, go back and give it a listen. I think you'll enjoy it. |
| 1:04.0 | Today's show is our 50 second, which means we've been at this for two years. |
| 1:09.0 | I'm excited about this one for so many reasons. For one, it's two years. It blows my mind the support the community we've built |
| 1:15.6 | over these 52 episodes all around our shared love of New Orleans on today's episode I |
| 1:21.7 | get to share a discussion with you that I had recently with Ben Jaffey. |
| 1:25.0 | Ben is the bandleader of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and when I set up this one, I didn't think about it being the 52nd episode but I couldn't have picked a better |
| 1:34.8 | guest. As you know we like to bring you the stories about the people, the places, food, the |
| 1:40.1 | history and the culture that makes New Orleans unique. |
| 1:43.0 | Well, in this episode, we managed to hit all of those things. |
| 1:46.0 | Penn shares the story of how his parents came to New Orleans |
| 1:50.0 | and about how the Preservation Hall that we know today came to be. We talk about |
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