Preservation Hall is proud to present Midnight Preserves, an intimate concert series during the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The concert series kicks off the first weekend on Thursday, April 24th with a performance by the “Creole Beethoven”, Wardell Quezergue and his New Orleans R&B Revue. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band with very special guests headline the early show on Friday, April 25th followed by a late show with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band for their first time appearing at Preservation Hall harkening back to the early days at the legendary Uptown New Orleans venue--The Glass House. On Saturday, April 26th, George Wein, festival impresario and one of the founders of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Newport Jazz & Folk Festivals, will perform on Piano and Vocals with The Preservation Hall All-Stars featuring Ben Jaffe on bass and tuba for the early show. Critically acclaimed Duo, Benevento-Russo play a rare acoustic set for Saturday night’s late show.
The second week showcases an array of New Orleans music beginning with an early show on Wednesday, April 30 with Greyboy Allstars keyboardist Robert Walter joined by one of the Crescent City’s greatest rhythm sections Johnny Vidacovich on drums and James Singleton on bass with Special Guest Donald Harrison on sax. Thursday, May 1st with the all-star combo of Tab Benoit, Johnny Sansone and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, followed by a very special late night session of aural beats with DJ, King Britt presenting a multi-media performance. On Friday, May 2nd, Grammy Award and multiple W.C. Handy award-winner, John Hammond performs a solo acoustic performance, followed by a late show with the funky Rebirth Brass Band. Saturday, May 3rd kicks off with a tribute to New Orleans drumming legend Smokey Johnson by The Shannon Powell Group, followed by a cutting edge late show with multi-talented artist, DJ, producer, Kid Koala who will be joined by members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The Stanton Moore Trio follows with a late-late show at 2:00 am. On Sunday, May 4th Preservation Hall Recordings will hosts a record release party celebrating the completion of Joe Lastie Jr. and the Lastie Family Gospel new recording as well as Carl Leblanc “7th Ward Griot” recording. Closing out the 2008 Midnight Preserves on Sunday with a late night of carnival revelry is The New Orleans Bingo! Show. Additional shows will be added with music clinics scheduled during the week between festival weekends.
Midnight Preserves tickets go on-sale on Thursday March 7, 2008 at 9:00 am (cst) and can be purchased at http://preservationhall.baselineticketing.com or at Preservation Hall by calling 522-2841. Shows are 18+ and non-smoking. Tickets are general admission with the exception of April 26th concert with George Wein and The Preservation Hall All-stars that will have a limited amount of seated tickets available. Preservation Hall is located at 726 St. Peter Street. For more information, visit www.preservationhall.com.
Welcome to Made In New Orleans!
Hello everyone and welcome to the Preservation Hall Made in New Orleans Blog! We put this up with the intentions of creating a dialogue with you about New Orleans and New Orleans Music, in addition to a place to post questions, answers, and comments about the latest Preservation Hall Jazz Band release, MADE IN NEW ORLEANS: The Hurricane Sessions.
Each week, Benjy and I will post on a variety of topics; everything from what’s been happening here at the Hall, features on Preservation Hall musicians of the past/present, responses to your questions/comments, and personal accounts of life in our fair city of New Orleans. We’d like for you to contribute your stories and memoirs as well. Tell us about that time you stumbled off Bourbon Street and into the Hall and saw Billie & Dede Pierce in 1963. Or maybe that time when the Preservation Hall Band played in your hometown. Tell us your New Orleans story. We welcome it.
For those of you who’ve purchased MADE IN NEW ORLEANS, please feel free to drop in with any questions or feedback about your sets. As you may or may not know, each box is unique and contains a variety of Preservation Hall memorabilia. Our initial plan was to create a page on our website displaying all the possible contents of the sets along with a brief description of each item. In the process, we realized that the stories surrounding these items and people are beyond what a caption can summarize. I can speak personally when I say that every week I’m learning something new about the Hall, the venerable musicians who’ve played here, and New Orleans. So ask away. If we can’t answer you right away, we’ll look it up for you. So tell us what ya got. For more info on MADE IN NEW ORLEANS or PRESERVATION HALL, ask us or visit www.preservationhall.com.
Have a lovely day. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Ronnie Numbers & Ben Jaffe
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Preservation Hall Midnight Preserves schedule announced!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Second Line Parade for Mr. John
Last Saturday, we celebrated the life of Mr. Brunious with a second line parade. The band was led by Wendell Brunious, and included an all-star New Orleans lineup including
Gregg Stafford, Ernest 'Doc' Watson, Mark Braud, Leroy Jones, Kermit Ruffins, Fred Lonzo, Joe Lastie, Shannon Powell, William Smith, Corey Henry, Taneo Hingle, Rob Espino, Kerry 'Fatman' Hunter, Kenneth Terry, Michael Pierce, Katja Toivola, Ben Jaffe, Uncle Lionel, Burnell Brunious, Robert Harris,Aaron Lambert, Benny Jones, Elliot 'Stackman' Callier, Darryl Adams, and many more. Here are some photos by Erika Goldring.
Monday, February 25, 2008
JOHN BRUNIOUS: HONORING A LEGEND
JOHN BRUNIOUS:
October 12, 1940 – February 12, 2008
HONORING A LEGEND
It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that Preservation Hall announces the passing of one of our cherished band members, trumpeter, Mr. John Brunious. An accomplished musician both on trumpet and piano, John Brunious served as the bandleader for The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Growing up in a family of gifted musicians, Mr. Brunious was introduced to New Orleans Jazz at a young age, by his father, John “Picky” Brunious and others such as drumming legend Paul Barbarin. He began taking lessons from his father at age ten but mostly taught himself to play by listening to records and emulating what he heard; inspired by Dizzy Gillespie and Maynard Ferguson, he developed a flair for flashy, high-note solos that earned him work at gigs and on record sessions in a variety of styles.
Dedicating his life to music, Mr. Brunious had a flourishing career, spanning decades, multiple continents and some of the most prestigious venues in the world, including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. His talent took him far and wide, landing him into the halls of royalty and world leaders. Performing for British Royalty, The King of Thailand, U.S. presidents and everyone in between, he loved to share his passion for music.
A pioneering member of the PHJB, John Brunious was with the band for over 20 years as bandleader. He was an inspiration to his fellow band members as well as his fans. As Mr. Brunious carried on the grand tradition and musical culture of his forebears in the Crescent City, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will celebrate him in continuing this incredible American art form for years to come. Creative Director of Preservation Hall, Ben Jaffe remarks, “John Brunious was living history. One of the last things John told me was, ‘There’s another Louis Armstrong somewhere out there in New Orleans. I’m going to find them and teach them all I got.’ It’s now in our hands to carry on his message and legacy the way he carried the torch for so many years.”
Mr. Brunious passed away in Casselbury, Florida with his family. He is survived by his wife Terri Brunious, a son John, Jr., 2- stepdaughters, a granddaughter, 3-brothers, and 4-sisters.
Please take the time to visit our John Brunious tribute page:
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
PHJB performs National Anthem at BCS Championship
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band featuring guest vocalist Clint Maedgen was honored to perform the national anthem at last night's BCS championship football. See video below. Congratulations Tigers!
Monday, December 17, 2007
What's in your box?
So what do you have in your MADE IN NEW ORLEANS:The Hurricane Sessions collection? Please feel free to ask questions or make comments about any of the collectibles in your set. You can do so by clicking 'COMMENTS' below this post. Or, email me personally at ron@preservationhall.com. Periodically, we'll have a featured item along with bios & stories. Let's get the dialogue started!
Kid Thomas Band with Duke Ellington on YouTube!
Hello Friends,
Howard found this new video on YouTube featuring the Kid Thomas Band with Duke Ellington. Enjoy!
Made In New Orleans contents question
M.B. asked:
"...have received the Made in New Orleans 504 limited edition box set which contains a photograph of a musician holding a clarinet and standing in a garden,he is wearing a spotted shirt, there is no identification as to who this musician is.Could this be a photograph of George Lewis? Would appreciate your advice on the correct identification of this musician."
M.B.,
The musician in your photograph is indeed George Lewis. Does your photo have a Preservation Hall embossed seal on it? If so, your photograph is a cutout from the album cover of "Jazz at Preservation Hall: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans".
Here's some links about George Lewis:
George Lewis on Wikipedia
George Lewis on redhotjazz.com
George Lewis on jazzbymail.com
Recommended reading:
Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White by Tom Sancton