Preservation Hall All-Stars to play on annual LPB Christmas event

Governor John Bel Edwards and First Lady Donna Edwards will host Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s (LPB) annual celebration, “An Evening at the Governor’s Mansion: A Christmas Celebration.”
Performing at this year’s event is the Preservation Hall All-Stars featuring trumpeter Gregg Stafford for an evening of traditional New Orleans music with a sprinkle of Christmas favorites.
The program premieres Thursday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. statewide on LPB with an encore Monday, Dec. 27, at 9 p.m. The special will also air in New Orleans on WLAE and WYES.
The Preservation Hall All-Stars is an intimate ensemble made up from a collective of local master traditional New Orleans Jazz practitioners. With an ever-evolving line-up, the Preservation Hall All-Stars carry on a music tradition that is uniquely Louisiana.
Trumpeter Gregg Stafford’s musical journey began in his high school band. He went on to play in multiple brass bands, notably leading the Young Tuxedo Brass Band for decades before playing regularly at Preservation Hall.