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Preservation Hall Jazz Band talks with Bill DeVille, perform new tracks

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by Bill DeVille

July 23, 2013

Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Shannon Brinkman / Courtesy the artist

Bill DeVille chatted with band leader and tuba player Ben Jaffe of the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band in between their music set recorded at City Winery in New York about their new record That's It!, working with Dan Wilson of Semisonic, and the group's historic performances including Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater in the 1960s.

Songs Performed
"Dear Lord (Give Me the Strength)"
"August Nights"
"Sugar Plum"