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"The usual performance venue for New Orleans\u2019 Preservation Hall Jazz Band is not your typical concert hall. In the French Quarter, the 620-square-foot space holds about 100 listeners who squeeze onto wood benches or stand shoulder to shoulder in the back of the unair-conditioned room. If Nashville\u2019s Ryman Auditorium is the Mother Church of Country Music, then Preservation Hall is the Mother Church of Jazz.\r\n\r\nFounded 54 years ago, the band has a mission to preserve the traditional jazz of New Orleans. Benjamin Jaffe is the bassist, creative director, and son of band founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe. \u201CI think the band is one of the most honest reflections of New Orleans,\u201D Benjamin says. \u201CPreservation Hall represents the creative community of New Orleans. It represents the food, the art, the lifestyle. It\u2019s more than music. And that\u2019s why you must experience Preservation Hall.\r\n\r\nThe amazing thing is that this traditional jazz\u2014rooted in blues, ragtime, and marches\u2014is still being played at all. Without Preservation Hall taking the New Orleans sound to new audiences, it might have disappeared as an art form. The band plays over 150 nights a year, from the White House to the Far East, sharing the stage with artists like Dr. John, Mos Def, Arcade Fire, and the Foo Fighters. Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band are true keepers of the New Orleans flame. But don\u2019t take our word for it. Sit on one of those wood benches and listen for yourself. preservationhall.com\r\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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