Preservation Hall Jazz Band joins Arts Center 2022/2023 season in November

The George Mason University Center for the Arts today announced that the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band will perform their Pass It On: 60th Anniversary Musical Celebration Tour in Fairfax, Va. on November 6 at 7 p.m. as part of the great performances 2022/2023 at Season mason.

Tickets for the show will be available August 1 at 10 a.m. ET, when individual tickets for the 2022/2023 season go on sale to the public.

Preservation Room Jazz Band
Pass It On: 60th Anniversary Musical Celebration
Sunday November 6 at 7 p.m.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s iconic and exuberant “Big Easy” sound will have the audience dancing from start to finish of their concert. People from all over the world make pilgrimages to Preservation Hall, a humble and much-loved venue in New Orleans’ French Quarter dedicated to keeping jazz’s past and future alive. This fall, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band embarks on its own pilgrimage – a national tour to celebrate the Hall’s 60th anniversary. Founded in 1961 by tuba player Allan Jaffe to preserve New Orleans’ priceless musical heritage, the band has remained timelessly relevant, sharing the stage with artists like Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Grateful Dead, Foo Fighters, My Morning Jacket, Arcade Fire, The Black Keys and countless others. The band’s mission remains focused on creating indescribable experiences through their musical and cultural heritage. “Touring is part of our ritual,” adds Ben Jaffe, Allan’s son and creative director of Preservation Hall. “When my parents started touring with the band in the early 60s, they brought something that most people didn’t even know existed on stages around the world…it’s part of our mission: go out into the world and make that experience available to people.” Be in the audience for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s 60th anniversary musical celebration and be a part of their iconic musical history!

$55, $47, $33, half price for youth through grade 12

Preservation Hall Jazz Band joins a strong lineup of award-winning artists at the Arts Center this season, including Kristin Chenoweth, MOMIX, Silkroad Ensemble, Robert McDuffie, KODO, Virginia Opera, Chloé Arnold’s Syncopated Ladies LIVE!, Daniel Hope and the Zurich Orchestra of room and more!

For complete information on the 2022/2023 season, visit the Arts Center website.