Upcoming: Preservation Hall Jazz Band 50th Anniversary at Carnegie Hall (onsale Friday)

MY MORNING JACKET TO RAFFLE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR NEW ORLEANS

MY MORNING JACKET TO RAFFLE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR NEW ORLEANS

During next week's historic run at New York's Terminal 5, My Morning Jacket will conduct a raffle for two original photos to benefit New Orleans's Gulf Restoration Network (www.healthygulf.org) and Sweet Home New Orleans (www.sweethomeneworleans.org ). The photographs feature a shot of the band at Preservation Hall, taken by Danny Clinch, and a live photo from the filming of My Morning Jacket's "Okonokos", by Sam Erickson. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the shows for $5/ticket, or a book of 5 tickets for $20. The drawing will be held after the final show on Saturday, October 23rd.

LIMITED EDITION PICTURE DISCS TO BE SOLD AT TERMINAL 5 SHOWS

My Morning Jacket will be selling limited edition picture discs of It Still Moves, Z, and Evil Urges on each album's night. In addition, At Dawn and The Tennessee Fire have been repressed on vinyl for sale at the shows.

In Pictures: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, My Morning Jacket and Terence Blanchard @ Jazzfest Fairgrounds

By Dino Perrucci Photography

Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/25/10




Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/25/10


Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/Terence Blanchard - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/25/10


Preservation Hall Jazz Band w/Jim James - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 4/25/10

My Morning Jacket at Preservation Hall Photos

Words by: Kayceman | Images by: Erika Goldring

My Morning Jacket with Preservation Hall Jazz Band
04.24.10 :: Preservation Hall :: New Orleans, LA

After performing part of their set with Preservation Hall Jazz Band earlier in the day at their Saturday headlining Jazz Fest slot (read about it here), My Morning Jacket teamed up with the local New Orleans legends later that night on their home turf at the tiny New Orleans institution, Preservation Hall. It was an intense, intimate evening that had the 100 or so attendees completely enthralled with every note and word. The show featured the Preservation Hall Jazz Band starting the night off solo then welcoming singer Amy LaVere and MMJ's Jim James, both of whom appear on Preservation Hall Jazz Band's new benefit album Preservation. Following the Prez Hall portion, MMJ took the stage for an incredible acoustic set that concluded with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band parading through the French Quarter with My Morning Jacket.

My Morning Jacket | 04.24.10 | Preservation Hall | New Orleans, LA
At Dawn, Golden, The Way That He Sings, Knot Comes Loose, Wonderful (The Way I Feel), Dondante, Smokin From Shootin, Mother In Law (Allen Toussaint)*, Highly Suspicious*, Carnival Time (Al Johnson)*, Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)*
* with Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Looking Back at Jazz Fest Weekend One

c/o Hidden Track

By Scott Bernstein on Jazz Fest

The first weekend of Jazz Fest has come and gone down in New Orleans, where the rainy weather put a bit of a damper on the festivities at the Fairgrounds and elsewhere around town. While we wait for our correspondent to return from the Crescent City with a full report, there’s been plenty of fantastic coverage around the ‘nets… Blind Boys of Alabama – Amazing Grace Jambands.com: Lionel Richie, the Black Crowes and Elvin Bishop Perform Despite Rainy Conditions, MMJ at Preservation Hall, Semi-Reunions and Late Night Surprises Glide Magazine: Simon & Garfunkel Review NOLA.com: Mud Fails to Ruin the Fun at Jazz Fest, The Radiators Jam on a Set of Pre-War Blues, Allman Brothers Take It Over The Top, Levon Helm at Jazz Fest, Preservation Hall Gets a Little Help From Friends, My Morning Jacket Earned Its Rep as Great Live Band, The Sun Shined at Jazz Fest Even if Simon & Garfunkel’s Harmonies Didn’t, JamBase: Day 1 – Photo Gallery and Best Of, Day 2 – Photo Gallery and Best Of, Day 3 – Photo Gallery and Best Of USA Today: Jazz Fest Lets The Fun and Sun Shine In After Wet Weekend NewOrleans.com: Weekend 1 – Renewal, Joy and Resurgence Spinner: Simon & Garfunkel Deliver at Jazz Fest, Better Than Ezra Cover Stones and Petty, My Morning Jacket Takes New Orleans Jazz Fest to Streets, Lionel Richie Charms Soaked Jazz Fest Crowd, MMJ – Thank You Too

In Pictures: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, My Morning Jacket and Amy Lavelle @ Preservation Hall - 4/24/10

(ed. note: I was front row for this, but only took iPhone photos. Incredible show.)

photos by Mark C. Austin

Preservation Hall presents MIDNIGHT PRESERVES 2010

PRESERVATION HALL CELEBRATES

JAZZ FEST 2010 WITH

SIXTH ANNUAL MIDNIGHT PRESERVES SERIES

April 23 - May 1, 2010, New Orleans:Preservation Hall is proud to announce the return of Midnight Preserves, the popular late-night Jazz Fest music series hosted by the world-renowned home of Traditional New Orleans Jazz. Now in its sixth year, Midnight Preserves offers music fans the opportunity to experience performances from emerging and legendary New Orleans artists in an intimate, small-venue setting. Tickets are now on sale viaticketweb.com. Performers include Luke Winslow-King, The Loose Marbles, Treme Brass Band, John Boutte, Paul Sanchez, and a very special performance by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band featuring the members of stadium-filling American rock band My Morning Jacket. Ticket sales will be limited for these intimate performances, so order in advance!

Friday, April 23, 11:30pm:

Luke Winslow-King (12:45am) plus Loose Marbles (11:45pm) /
$15 advance - $20 at door

Originally hailing from Cadillac Michigan, Luke Winslow-King is an emerging New Orleans singer, songsmith, and composer inspired by traditional jazz, rock, ragtime, impressionism, delta and country blues, folk, and classical music whose most recent album, “Old/New Baby” was recorded in the Hall!

Loose Marbles is a young, emerging, traditional New Orleans Jazz Band led by clarinetist Michael Magro. Described by the New Yorker as “ a sort of Amalgamated Jazz Corporation that creates subsidiaries around the city, to maximize tips and minimize boredom. The fifteen musicians play clarinet, trumpet, banjo, washboard, accordion, trombone, guitars, sousaphone, standup bass, and guitars, but you’re likely to see only seven or eight performers at any given gig. And since you rarely see the same configuration of instruments twice in a row, you rarely hear the same kind of jazz.” ~www.newyorker.com

Saturday, April 24, 11:30pm:

Preservation Hall Jazz Band with special guests My Morning Jacket /
$100 (very limited ticket sales)

Inspired by MMJ front-man Jim James’ collaboration with PHJB on their recently released PRESERVATION benefit album, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and My Morning Jacket will be touring together from April 20 through May 2. Please join these two amazing bands for a collaborative acoustic performance in the room where it all started. Portion of the proceeds will benefit The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program.

Friday, April 30, 11:30pm

Treme Brass Band featuring Benny Jones & Uncle Lionel Batiste

$15 advance - $20 at door

The Treme Brass Band is a marching brass band from New Orleans, Louisiana led by snare drummer Benny Jones, Sr. and featuring the face of the official 2010 Jazz Fest Congo Square poster, Lionel Batiste on bass drum. The band takes its name from New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood on the outskirts of the French Quarter, birthplace and home of many generations of New Orleans’ finest jazz musicians, and will soon be featured in the upcoming HBO series of the same name.

Saturday, May 1, 11:30pm

John Boutte and Paul Sanchez / $15 advance - $20 at door

Born in New Orleans on the same day in the same year, Boutte and Sanchez both have a deep love of the city, its people and traditions. Be it John Boutte’s vocal explorations of New Orleans jazz, soul, blues and gospel, or Paul Sanchez’s singer-songwriter explorations through such projects as his former band Cowboy Mouth, both artists’ songwriting has been deeply informed by the culture and traditions of their home town.

NolaFunkyQuote: Jim James (of My Morning Jacket)

Jim James says, "I feel so fortunate to be able to have come to New Orleans to learn and celebrate with fellow friends, artists and musicians from NOLA and around the country. It is so important for us to keep New Orleans and its rich musical heritage alive and on people's minds alongside the many other issues the world is dealing with right now."

"It's hard to believe there are still countless unresolved situations from the damage and mismanagement of Katrina and other Gulf Coast storms. The good people of New Orleans deserve their due, as there are still so many wrongs to be righted and unfinished situations that need to be dealt with fairly."

(quote c/o Offbeat Weekly Beat)