caption associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre image origin name
preservation hall jazz band october 1 , 2007 olympia brass band 1963 -- present preservation hall recordings preservation hall jazz band
 group_or_band jazz preshallbandjaquesa.jpg new orleans , louisiana , united states preservation hall jazz band
preservation hall jazz band

preservation hall jazz band derives its name from the preservation hall venue located in new orleans ' french quarter .
the band is known for performing traditional new orleans-style jazz .
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 .
preservation hall 's doors were closed through the fall and winter of 2005 due to hurricane katrina .
although the building remained shut until spring of 2006 , the band continued to tour while the hall was closed .
