On a windy Thursday morning, a group of nearly 60 fourth graders from Christian Brothers School crammed into Preservation Hall, where the creaky wooden floors and faded paint gave testament to the ...

Preservation Hall has been championing jazz in a ramshackle wooden hall off Bourbon Street since 1961. The story lives in the song.

Think of New Orleans jazz as the first rock ‘n’ roll. Bursting into public consciousness in the post-World War I years, it was the soundtrack for the Jazz Age, the irresistible, foot-tapping ...

Goose continues to make the most of their time in New Orleans. On Friday, a day after the group made their debut at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fairgrounds and most of the ensemble played an ...

On the Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans, the musical venue Preservation Hall preserves the city’s beloved traditions.

To make sure New Orleans continues to live up to its fame as the birthplace of jazz, one organization there makes sure kids know all about the genre. New Orleans is known as the birthplace of jazz.

When the rest of New Orleans was settling into bed after a long Jazz Fest weekend on April 27, the Preservation Hall Foundation was gearing up for its fourth Midnight Preserves concert — one that ...