THE Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which in its 48 years has built a global reputation for presenting the traditional New Orleans sound, is taking a more contemporary approach these days recruiting younger players, expanding its repertoire and allowing surrealist elements to creep into its performances.
But even as it modernizes its approach, the band, which comes to the Tarrytown Music Hall on Thursday, is keeping the old-time faith hiring musicians whose strong links to the pioneers of jazz assure the musics authenticity.
The combination makes for a multigenerational mix with appeal to a range of musical constituencies, not just aficionados of traditional jazz.
Preservation Hall is not a museum piece, said Benjamin Jaffe, 38, the bands director and the son of its founder, Allan Jaffe. Were not recreating something that existed a hundred years ago.
But even as it modernizes its approach, the band, which comes to the Tarrytown Music Hall on Thursday, is keeping the old-time faith hiring musicians whose strong links to the pioneers of jazz assure the musics authenticity.
The combination makes for a multigenerational mix with appeal to a range of musical constituencies, not just aficionados of traditional jazz.
Preservation Hall is not a museum piece, said Benjamin Jaffe, 38, the bands director and the son of its founder, Allan Jaffe. Were not recreating something that existed a hundred years ago.
