Entitled St. Peter and 57th (September 25th, Rounder Records), the album will feature a number of special guests from an assortment of genres including,Features guests such as George Wein, Del McCoury Band, Allen Toussaint, Ed Helms, GIVERS, Steve Earle, Tao Seeger, My Morning Jacket, Trombone Shorty, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), King Britt, Blind Boys of Alabama, and Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs
In commemoration and
celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the iconic venue Preservation Hall, the
prolific New Orleans jazz legends Preservation Hall Jazz Band are set to
release a live recording of the band's acclaimed January 7th performance at
Carnegie Hall.
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| Rehearsal--Photo by Howard Lambert |
The concert was
orchestrated to benefit the Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program, directly supporting the passing of the musical and cultural traditions of
New Orleans to the city's next generation of musicians. A portion of the
proceeds from the album will also benefit the program.
The band is also
sharing "St. James Infirmary, Part 1" featuring My Morning Jacket's
Jim James, which just premiered on Pitchfork.
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