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.

Preservation Hall and New Orleans & Company announced a benefit gala concert to mark the 60th anniversary of the jazz band and live music venue. “New Orleans is a city of musical royalty,” said Ben ...

On a windy Thursday morning, a group of nearly 60 fourth graders from Christian Brothers School crammed into Preservation Hall, where the creaky wooden floors and faded paint gave testament to the ...

Goose continues to make the most of their time in New Orleans. On Friday, a day after the group made their debut at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fairgrounds and most of the ensemble played an ...

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleansi French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The ...

In 1947, the great banjoist Danny Barker recorded the Mardi Gras Indian chants “Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing” and “Corrine Died on the Battlefield,” releasing them on 78 several years later. This ...

When the rest of New Orleans was settling into bed after a long Jazz Fest weekend on April 27, the Preservation Hall Foundation was gearing up for its fourth Midnight Preserves concert — one that ...