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.
These are photos from concerts where Preservation Hall Jazz Band played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Mississippi River Festival SIU Edwardsville 1979 Jun 5, 1979 Edwardsville, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
Preservation Hall Jazz Band Apr 2, 1979 Devon, Pennsylvania, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Mississippi River Festival SIU Edwardsville 1976 Jun 23 - Jul 13, 1976 Edwardsville, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
Chicago / John Sebastian / Preservation Hall Jazz Band Jul 21, 1970 Lenox, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Grateful Dead / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Sons of Champlin Sep 1, 1968 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Grateful Dead / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Sons of Champlin Aug 31, 1968 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
Grateful Dead / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / Sons of Champlin Aug 30, 1968 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
