Preservation Hall program passes on jazz to new generations | Louisiana Inspired

“Many of the musicians come from school bands and they had great music educators, who have always been behind the scenes,” Paulin said. “Many of us come from musical families, but we also had musical families in schools.”

Music education and outreach programs are at the forefront of the jazz hub’s $25 million campaign for their new era. In partnering with other organizations and schools, the Preservation Hall Foundation is able to expose students to jazz, who, otherwise, wouldn’t have the opportunity. 

Music teachers like Farris hope they, too, can pass the culture along.

“This culture has changed the world, and [my students] get to be a part of it,” Farris said. “I hope that I can also inspire them to continue it because if we don’t have people continuing it, spreading it and talking about it, it’s going to go away, and that would be awful.”

As her students erupted in applause after the band’s final performance at the historic jazz hall, Farris smiled, knowing the morning had struck the right chord. 

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