Preservation Hall Jazz Band Concert History

Preservation Hall was started in the early 1960’s by a Californian named Ken Mills assisted by a lady by the name of Barbara Reid. Mills was a jazz buff who wanted to get the older musicians playing in public again and, of course, record them. He rented a hall on St Peter Street and Preservation Hall was born. Alan Jaffe, referred to in a later paragraph, came on the scene after Mills. In those early days the $400 monthly rent for the hall and the musicians’ fees were met from the nightly “kitty” collection from the audience.

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Preservation Hall Jazz Band Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
Sep 06, 2026
Upcoming
Rhythm & Roots Festival
The Devil Makes Three / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Yonder Mountain String Band / Roomful of Blues / Quinn Sullivan / The Suitcase Junket / Jason Ingriselli & The Miles North / Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble / Sunday School / Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez / Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys / Pine Leaf Boys Show all bands
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Ninigret Park Charlestown, Rhode Island, United States
Sep 05, 2026
Upcoming
Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Music Hall Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Aug 06, 2026 –
Aug 09, 2026
Upcoming
AVL Sounds Fest 2026
Improvement Movement / Dr. Dog / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Big Freedia / Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / Grace Bowers / Young Gun Silver Fox / Sir Woman / Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel / River Whyless / Tall Tall Trees / Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
AVL Sounds Fest 2026 Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Jul 29, 2026
Upcoming
Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Tower Of Power

Preservation Hall Jazz Band,Tower of Power at Hollywood Bowl

Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California, United States
Jul 23, 2026
Upcoming
Preservation Hall Jazz Band / George Porter, Jr. and Runnin' Pardners Upper Merion Township Building Park King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Jun 13, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Ponte Vedra Concert Hall Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, United States
Jun 12, 2026
Lauren Daigle / Preservation Hall Jazz Band Live Oak Bank Pavilion Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Jun 09, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Bergen Performing Arts Center Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Jun 07, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Cabot Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
Jun 05, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Waterville Opera House Waterville, Maine, United States
Jun 04, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Ridgefield Playhouse Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States
Apr 23, 2026
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Kings Of Leon / RAYE / Stephen Marley (Jazz) / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Cowboy Mouth / Rik Jam / Charlie Musselwhite / GA-20 / Cimafunk / Maggie Koerner / Nicholas Payton / Donald Harrison / Kyle Roussel / Vieux Farka Touré / Nidia Gongora / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Lena Prima / Kenny Neal / Brass-A-Holics / Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes / Sierra Green & the Giants / Gregg Stafford's Jazz Hounds / Shinyribs / Quiana Lynell / Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys / Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours / Lynn Drury / Yusa / Leo Jackson And The Melody Clouds / Michael Hurtt & His Haunted Hearts / Brother Tyrone / Gov't Majik Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 23, 2026 –
Apr 26, 2026
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026 (Weekend 1 of 2)
Stevie Nicks / Rod Stewart / Kings Of Leon / Lorde / Jon Batiste / Tyler Childers / David Byrne / RAYE / Nas / Sean Paul / Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit / St. Vincent / Irma Thomas / The Isley Brothers / The Revivalists / Carlos Vives / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Cyril Neville / Rhiannon Giddens / Big Freedia / Samantha Fish / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers / Ani DiFranco / The Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Ron Carter Quartet / Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns / Burning Spear / Stephen Marley / Cowboy Mouth / Protoje / Davell Crawford / Hiromi's sonicwonder / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Sonny Landreth / Shirley Caesar and the Caesar Singers / Leftover Salmon / Bishop Paul S. Morton and the Greater Sound Choir of Greater St. Stephen FGBC / Big Chief Donald Harrison / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Boyfriend / Vieux Farka Touré / Orleans R&B Classics Revue feat. The Dixie Cups, Wanda Rouzan, and Tony Owens / Nicholas Payton feat. Butcher Brown presents The Supreme Blue / Charlie Musselwhite & GA-20 / Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials / Marcia Ball / Crowe Boys / Seratones / Maggie Koerner / Cimafunk / Glen David Andrews / Jon Batiste presents Swamp / Jazz Fest Celebrates Jamaica with Luciano, Monty Alexander “Jamericana”, Lutan Fyah, Sevana, Brukout Sound System feat. Seani B, Nesta, and Laa Lee / sland Federation Band feat. Rik Jam, ShowJam Mento, Silver Birds Steel Orchestra, and Top Brass of Jamaica / Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers / Adonis Rose & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring guest Andromeda Turre, Ronnie LaMarque, GIVERS, Nidia Góngora of Colombia, TBC Brass Band, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Sierra Green and The Giants / Kenny Neal / Little Freddie King Blues Band / John Boutté / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles / Catherine Russell / Chris Thomas King / The Headhunters / Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band featuring Thais Clark, Jelly Joseph, Quiana Lynell, Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band / New Orleans Nightcrawlers / People Museum / Sally Baby's Silver Dollars / Astral Project / The Rumble ft. Chief Joseph Boudreaux, Jr., Brass-A-Holics, Aurora Nealand’s Royal Roses, Bon Bon Vivant, Joy Clark, Erica Falls, Paul Sanchez, Zachary Richard, Doctor Nativo of Guatemala, Los Skarnales, Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors / Gregg Stafford’s Jazz Hounds / Hasizzle / Johnny Sketch And The Dirty Notes / Pine Leaf Boys / Omari Neville & The Fuel / Jonathon "Boogie" Long / Don Vappie's Creole Jazz Serenaders / Sunpie And The Louisiana Sunspots / The Deslondes / James Rivers Movement / Lena Prima & TLP Band / Loose Cattle / Kinfolk Brass Band / River Eckert / Jambalaya Cajun Band / Billy Iuso / Blodie's Jazz Jam / Kyle Roussel / Kristin Diable & The City / Al "Lil Fats" Jackson / Black Magic Drumline / Big Chief Sunpie and the Northside Skull and Bone Gang / Tribute to Ragtime Piano Legends feat. Terry Waldo, Tom McDermott, and David Boeddinghaus / The Roots of Music Marching Crusaders / Papa Mali's Shantytown Underground / 007 / Claude Bryant And The AllStars / Kr3wcial / Love Is Supreme: A Tribute to John Coltrane feat. Derek Douget, Trevarri Huff-Boone and Ricardo Pascal / Brother Tyrone & the Mindbenders / Treme Brass Band / the Zion Harmonizers / Cameron Dupuy & the Cajun Troubadours / Mahmoud Chouki / Jackson Square Allstars / Leo Jackson And The Melody Clouds / T'monde / Shinyribs / Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble / Jason Neville and the All Star Band / Javier Olondo and AsheSon / Naughty Professor / Nell Simmons-Bradley / Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys / Parlor Greens / Tin Men / Peter Harris Presents / Roger Lewis’ Baritone Bliss / raig Klein presents a Tribute to Frog Joseph featuring Ronell Johnson, Charles Joseph, and Haruka Kikuchi / Rumba Buena / The Desert Nudes / Riverbenders / Kelly Love Jones / Preservation Brass / Tuba Skinny / Rosie Ledet / A.j. Haynes / Yusa / rombone Shorty Academy feat. Primera Linea of Cuba, Tim Laughlin, Young Pinstripe Brass Band, Patrice Fisher & Arpa with guests from Honduras and Mexico / Jeffery Pelrean and Created to Worship / Silver Birds Steel Orchestra / Los Skarnales / Doctor Nativo of Guatemala / Nomfusi of South Africa / 125 Birthday Celebration for Louis Armstrong feat. New Groove Brass Band with Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association, First Division Rollers and Untouchables Social Aid & Pleasure Clubs Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 19, 2026
A Benefit for Sweet Relief
Danny Clinch / Neal Francis / Karina Rykman / Rachel Ana Dobken Band / The Extensions (US) / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Rogers Stevens / Anthony Almonte / Rachel Ana Dobken
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Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
Apr 10, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Preservation Hall Band in the Presidio

Presidio Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
Apr 09, 2026
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe / Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presidio Theatre San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 07, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Lensic Performing Arts Center Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Mar 05, 2026
Love Rocks NYC 2026
Paul Simon / Mary J. Blige / Elvis Costello / Jon Batiste / Goo Goo Dolls / Linda Perry / Susanna Hoffs / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Nile Rodgers & Chic / Billy Gibbons / Warren Haynes / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Hozier / Mavis Staples / Joe Bonamassa Show all bands
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Beacon Theatre New York, New York, United States
Feb 22, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Irvine Barclay Theatre Irvine, California, United States
Feb 21, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Plaza Theatre Palm Springs, California, United States
Feb 20, 2026
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Belly Up Solana Beach, California, United States

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