HIGHLIGHTS: Forecastle Festival, 2012

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band just wrapped up several performances at this years Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky. The band had an amazing performance on the festival's main stage with an excellent audience turnout! PHJB had special guests sit in during their set, including Jim James from My Morning Jacket and Andrew Bird.

Later that night, PHJB sat in with My Morning Jacket during the Festival's closing set.

Photo by Matt Jordan

There was an after party once the festival wrapped up aboard the Belle of Louisville. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and My Morning Jacket performed to a sold out show. The energy aboard the Belle was tangible!

Forecastle Festival AFTER-PARTY ALERT!

SATURDAY, JULY 14!

 

 

 Preservation Hall Jazz Band
with Special Appearances by members of My Morning Jacket
presented by Bell’s

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be performing at FORECASTLE FESTIVAL in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday, July 14th.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band began in New Orleans in 1961 and has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. The music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit that is unique to the culture and flair of New Orleans.



This rich Louisiana tradition will create a once-in-a-lifetime experience onboard the historic Belle of Louisville as members of My Morning Jacket will join them on stage after their Saturday night headlining performance. Rest assured the boat will be a rockin’ so don’t miss your chance to join in!

Saturday, July 14, 2012
12:00AM Doors, 12:30AM Show
Belle of Louisville
$50.00 plus fees, All Ages
On Sale Saturday, May 19 at Noon EST

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A Glorious Press Recap of Preservation Hall's Jazz Fest Season, 2012

Capturing the spirit of a New Orleans jazz hall-CNN.com

Photo by Danny Clinch

“I could feel the spirit of all the music that passed through there,” photographer and musician Danny Clinch said of the first time he entered the Preservation Hall in New Orleans...

View the original CNN Photo Blog HERE

2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival-RollingStone.com

Photo by Adam McCullough

View Jazz Festival highlights HERE

Preservation Hall Jazz Band marks 50 years at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest-Associated Press: The Washington Post

Photo by Dino Perrucci

NEW ORLEANS — The Preservation Hall Jazz Band on Sunday marked its 50th anniversary with a jam session at New Orleans’ Jazz Fest featuring a number of old friends....

Read the FULL Washington Post article HERE

 

Preservation Hall Jazz Band Celebrates 50 Years with Ani, MMJ, George Wein, Steve Earle, Trombone Shorty and More-Jambands.com

Photo by Dino Perrucci

Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s 50th anniversary celebration continued throughout New Orleans this past weekend... 

Read the FULL Jambands.com article HERE

 

Preservation Hall closed out 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest with star-studded celebration-The Times-Picayune

Photo by John McCusker

 On paper at least, Sunday's closing set on the New Orleans Jazz Fest's Gentilly Stage was a celebration of Preservation Hall's 50th Anniversary. But it was much more. Preservation Hall, founded in 1961, is only nine years older than Jazz Fest. And the hall's evolution parallels that of the festival itself...

Read the FULL Times-Picayune article HERE 

Jazz Fest celebrates Preservation Hall's 50th year-Associated Press: CBSnews.com

Photo by Dino Perrucci

NEW ORLEANS — For five decades, Preservation Hall has served up New Orleans jazz for music lovers the world over...

Read the FULL CBSnews.com article HERE

 

Jazz Fest goes out on a rocking note-USAtoday.com

Photo by John McCusker

Full circle:Jazz Fest founder George Wein was given the honor of introducing Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 50th anniversary show, which closed Sunday's festival. The traditional jazz group opened with the old classics Basin Street Blues and Down on Bourbon Street...

Read the FULL USA Today article HERE

 

Ben Jaffe: Preserving the Hall-All About Jazz.com

Photo by Wade Luquet

Preservation Hall was founded fifty years ago in a small art gallery in New Orleans' French Quarter by Allan and Sandra Jaffe as a place to preserve traditional jazz...

 Read the FULL All About Jazz interview HERE

Jazz Fest Sunday: Preservation Hall, Foo Fighters, Asleep at the Wheel-Offbeat.com

Photo by Golden Richard III

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band has spent the last few years establishing itself more than just the flag bearer for one stream of New Orleans music. Starting with the inclusion of Clint Maedgen and Carl LeBlanc (for a period) in the band’s lineup, the band has worked to be recognized as a part of American culture, underscoring the point that musicians make time and again—that music is music and genre labels are put on it by others. 

Read the FULL Offbeat article HERE

 

And Finally, a Hall family favorite...

 

PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND on the cover of THE TIMES-PICAYUNE!

On behalf of the Hall family, we want to thank everyone who attended the Jazz Fest, Midnight Preserves, and Joy Theater performances. This was a special year for the Hall, but your love and support made these past two weeks radiate with MAGIC!  

 

Free Download! My Morning Jacket and PHJB's perfromance from 4/20/10

I was skimming through twitter and came across this awesome link to download My Morning Jacket's performance from Birmingham, AL featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band! A big thank you goes out to The Steam Engine for sharing this gem of a performance.

Photo by Cameron Jones

SET LIST:

01 Intro
02 One Big Holiday
03 Gideon
04 The Way That He Sings
05 Off the Record
06 It Beats 4 U
07 Mahgeetah
08 Lay Low
09 Losin’ Yo Head (Monsters of Folk)
10 I’m Amazed
11 Golden
12 Friends Again
13 Touch Me I’m Going to Scream, Pt. I
14 Thank You Too!
15 Dondante
16 Smokin’ from Shootin’
17 Run Thru
18 Anytime
19 Touch Me I’m Going to Scream, Pt II
20 encore break
21 Wordless Chorus
22 Evil Urges (w/ Prez Hall Jazz Band)
23 Highly Suspicious (w/ Prez Hall Jazz Band)
24 Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield) (w/ Prez Hall Jazz Band)
25 Mother-in-Law (Herman’s Hermits) (w/ Prez Hall Jazz Band)
26 Carnival Time (Al Johnson) (w/ Prez Hall Jazz Band)

DOWNLOAD - My Morning Jacket - 2010-04-20 - The Alabama Theater - Birmingham, AL

Read The Steam Engine's Full Article HERE