Preservation Hall
Live music venue · French Quarter ·
Historic jazz venue keeping traditions alive with nightly acoustic sets
Historic jazz venue keeping traditions alive with nightly acoustic sets
"Preservation Hall is celebrated as a fantastic venue to experience authentic New Orleans jazz up close." - CNT Editors
"Come the early evening, or Sunday afternoon, people start to line up outside the crumbling exterior of a building on St. Peters Street in the historic French Quarter. Through the iron gate lies one of the world’s most respected music venues and the spiritual home of New Orleans jazz, Preservation Hall. It’s not much to look at—just a small, square room with some seating and a small stage area—but a little local magic happens four or five times a day. The house band is, unsurprisingly, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. They're dedicated to preserving the traditions of New Orleans jazz as it was in its heyday a hundred years ago, and they play four or five white-hot, hour-long sets each night to the 100 or so people who pack the benches. You're guaranteed an amazing show no matter what time you come, and there’s always that chance that famous musicians will drop by unannounced, especially when large music festivals (such as Jazz Fest in the spring) are in town." - Paul Oswell
"A historic French Quarter jazz-club institution known for its rich musical history and as a bastion for New Orleans jazz."
"Dedicated holiday shows jazz up Christmas standards — “Let It Snow” and “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” — bringing classic tunes into the local jazz idiom; as Louis Armstrong memorably sang, “Golly, what a spirit, you can only hear it / down on Basin Street.”" - Adam H. Callaghan
"Antoine Batiste and Desiree bring students to the historic music venue in the French Quarter to see an act; he also performs there." - Missy Frederick