Have Yourself a Merry Creole Christmas

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be playing the Wharton Center Friday, Dec. 4 and Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band gets its name from a famous music venue in New Orleans, the band's hometown. The band's mission statement is "to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz."

The Preservation Hall building itself has become a legend as well; originally built in 1750, the Hall remains, as the PHJB's Web site describes it, "a sanctuary...welcoming people...interested in having one of the last pure music experiences left on the earth."

Since the Preservation Hall Jazz Band first began touring in 1963, its large roster has changed. Many of the band's founding members performed with jazz pioneers, including Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong. The band has released over a dozen albums, and many of the band members have individual CDs as well.

Tickets are $38. For more info, or to buy tickets, visit here.