Marching Tradition Forward: The Story of Preservation Hall

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A short film produced by SFJAZZ to close out the SFJAZZ Gala 2018 honoring Preservation Hall on February 1, 2018, featuring interviews with Louis Armstrong, Allen Toussaint, Jon Batiste, Ani DiFranco, Elvis Costello, My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Corinne Bailey Rae, SFJAZZ Founder Randall Kline, Preservation Hall co-founder Sandra Jaffe, as well as Preservation Hall Jazz Band's Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel and Clint Maedgen.

Edited by Ross Eustis

Footage courtesy of Preservation Hall, Arcade Fire, CNN, Newport Jazz Festival, Late Show with David Letterman, Rounder Records, Sony Legacy, Louisiana Fairytale (DVD), Ellis Marsalis, Austin City Limits, Red Rocks, Bonnaroo, Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

ABOUT PRESERVATION HALL

There are few instances when a place devoted to creativity, a tangible human-made structure, becomes synonymous with the soul of the art form it houses. The uniquely American expression now known as jazz has its origins in New Orleans’ African-American community, and today, the living heart of this musical culture resides in the French Quarter within the hallowed walls of Preservation Hall, where it has been perpetuated for over five decades.

ABOUT THE SFJAZZ GALA 2018

SFJAZZ honors the rich history of this New Orleans institution at the SFJAZZ Gala 2018 to celebrate the aligned values we share, including a steadfast dedication to music education and a devotion to the spirit of collaboration with artists of all genres and disciplines. Preservation Hall is a model of how a cultural institution can become an integrated part of a city’s identity – an idea that inspires us, and a goal that we continually work towards. Though the environs of Preservation Hall and the SFJAZZ Center are as physically different from each other, we recognize that they have a rare quality in common: as places where the beauty of the moment can be felt and the soul of this music comes to life.