| Mark Baud Trumpet solo of 'Old Man Mose Is Dead 'recorded at Bonnaroo 2011 in Marchester, Tn. Video by Bill Day. What a great show. These guys are awesome. Mark Braud-trumpet Charlie Gabriel-clarinet Freddie Lonzo-trombone Clint Maedgen-tenor sax Rickie Monie-piano Walter Payton-string bass Ben Jaffe-tuba Joe Lastie-drums FROM WIKIPEDIA Preservation Hall Jazz Band is the name for numerous groups of Dixieland Jazz and traditional jazz bands at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana, and on tours as organized by the Preservation Hall. The purpose of the Hall has been to preserve the heritage of both New Orleans traditional and Dixieland jazz music born in New Orleans and common to the Riverboats plying the Mississippi River, which spread throughout the South until the early 20th century. The musicians in the groups have varied during the years since the founding of the hall in the early 1960s. Bands of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band perform at Preservation Hall on 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter, and tour around the world for more than 150 days a year. Hurricane Katrina, however, forced Preservation Hall to close through the fall and winter of 2005. Although the building remained shut until April 2006, the band continued to tour while the Hall was closed. Music groups performing at Preservation Hall predated the name "Preservation Hall Jazz Band". The late Allan Jaffe, a young tuba player who had taken over running the hall, organized tours for the ... |
