Proceeds from For Fat Man benefit the Preservation Hall Foundation. Every musician featured on this album is active in the foundation's programming and represents both the beneficiaries and benefactors of the foundation's intergenerational approach to protecting, preserving and perpetuating New Orleans' musical traditions.
The Allan and Sandra Jaffe Center for New Orleans Music, Art and Culture.
At the heart of this campaign is a new home for the Foundation’s work: The Allan and Sandra Jaffe Center for New Orleans Music, Art and Culture. This new center will be located in the building adjacent to the Hall at 730 Saint Peter Street – a historic site that was once New Orleans' first theater but has sat empty for over half a century. In collaboration with top architects and contractors, the historical elements will be preserved while undergoing important infrastructural improvements and ADA accommodations – thoughtfully imbued with the patina, authenticity, and spirit of Preservation Hall.
OUR MISSION:
Protect, preserve and perpetuate New Orleans music and culture.
We’re working to create unique, enriching music education experiences for students and teachers, preserve the vast archival collections of Preservation Hall photos, instruments, documents and artifacts, and provide ongoing support and resources to the elder members of our musical collective.
Introducing Preservation Hall Lessons
Designed for teachers and music educators of K-12 students, Preservation Hall Lessons includes content focused on introductory and advanced techniques for the range of instruments in a traditional jazz band, stylistic tips, as well as the cultural and historical context of New Orleans music.
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WAYS TO HELP
“A tradition has to have an institution to perpetuate it. Whether it’s an institution that teaches or whether it’s an institution that allows the tradition to survive or thrive–it needs a place to be nurtured. And that’s Preservation Hall.”