Today (March 12), the search for one of New Orleans’ most iconic instruments is over. Last month, Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall made a heartbreaking announcement when he shared that his beloved ...

AMV BBDO has confirmed Ben Jaffé, chief strategy officer at FCB London, will become deputy CSO, and Owen Lee, chief creative officer at FCB London, will become creative president following Omnicom’s ...

On the Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, the musical venue Preservation Hall preserves the city’s beloved traditions.

There comes a time when a man has to step away from what he loves, shifting his focus to another thing that he loves. This man is sousaphonist Ben Jaffe, who in the summer will step down from his ...

It seems like such a simple thing, but the secret behind the music of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is that it is fun–to hear and to play. Yes, preserving and sharing New Orleans music is a ...

Jazz is America’s oldest form of internationally popular music and tonight, Aspen gets an authentic taste of it. New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which has been touring worldwide since 1963, ...

Soon after they met in 2006 at a Halloween party in Los Angeles, Ben Jaffe and Suzanne Santo started playing music together and formed what would become their alt-country band, HoneyHoney. Some of ...