Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Creole Christmas
WHEN: Thursday, December 13, at 8 PM
WHERE: STATE THEATRE, 15 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick
TICKETS: $60, $50, $40, $35, $30*
Ticket Office 732.246.SHOW (7469)
Online www.StateTheatreNJ.org
Preservation Hall Jazz Band brings authentic New Orleans jazz to New Brunswick with their wildly popular holiday presentation, Creole Christmas. Seasonal favorites to be performed include “Blue Christmas,” “Swinging In A Winter Wonderland,” “Bells Will Be Ringin” and “The Dreydel Song.”
The members of Preservation Hall Jazz Band include Ben Jaffe (creative director/tuba), Mark Braud (trumpet/vocals), Charlie Gabriel (clarinet/vocals), Clint Maedgen (Saxophone/vocals), Joe Lastie, Jr. (drums), Freddie Lonzo (trombone/vocals), and Rickie Monie (piano).
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Under the auspices of current director, Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall continues with a deep reverence and consciousness of its greatest attributes in the modern day as a venue, band, and record label.
The PHJB began touring in 1963 and for many years there were several bands successfully touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band’s charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early 20th century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong and Bunk Johnson. Band leaders over the band’s history include the brothers Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed pianist Sweet Emma Barrett and in the modern day Wendell and John Brunious.
This concert is underwritten by Ralph Voorhees.
*For tickets or more information, call the State Theatre ticket office at 732.246.SHOW (7469), or visit us online at www.StateTheatreNJ.org. The State Theatre ticket office, located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 10 AM to 6 PM; Wednesday 11 AM to 7 PM; Saturday 1 PM to 5 PM; and at least three hours prior to curtain on performance dates unless otherwise specified. For information on group outings and discounts, call 732.247.7200, ext. 517. Some additional ticket and transaction fees may apply.
State Theatre, a premier nonprofit venue for the performing arts and entertainment. The theater exists to enrich people’s lives, contribute to a vital urban environment, and build future audiences by presenting the finest performing artists and entertainers and fostering lifetime appreciation for the performing arts through education. The State Theatre’s programs are made possible, in part, by funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and contributions from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. The Heldrich is the official hotel of the State Theatre. Magic 98. 3 is the official radio station of the State Theatre. The Star-Ledger is the official newspaper of the State Theatre.
Photo by Shannon Brinkmann.
