Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances presents Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s “Creole Christmas” on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Performance Hall.
Celebrate the holidays New Orleans-style when the world-famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band brings the sounds of “The Big Easy” to the stage. “Creole Christmas” features holiday favorites with a mix of blues, jazz, and ragtime including “Swinging in a Winter Wonderland,” “Bells Will Be Ringin’,” and more, along with some of their New Orleans classics from over 60 years of performing and traveling around the world.
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the vibrant music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The hall was created to preserve the city’s rich culture of traditional jazz and give musicians a place to play. The hall quickly garnered significant media attention paving the way for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to be created and start touring across the country igniting interest in New Orleans musical heritage.
UCA Public Appearances Executive Director Amanda Horton said, “The Preservation Hall Jazz Band represents the great history of the famous Preservation Hall that has hosted some of the most noteworthy jazz musicians. Their jazz and creole-inspired Christmas music will have the audience swaying in their seats and ready for the holiday season.”
UCA Public Appearances is celebrating 25 years in Reynolds Performances Hall. Highly acclaimed artists such as Ray Charles, Wayne Newton, Common, Amy Grant, Dione Warwick, Ricky Skaggs and more have performed in the 1,200-seat theatre.
UCA Public Appearances has continued to grow each year and now has 5 unique series that are offered: Broadway, POPS, Night Out, Speaker, and the Windgate Collection. Reynolds Performance Hall has also welcomed over 65,000 PreK-12th grade students from across the state of Arkansas to experience live performing arts through the Main Stage Education Series. This series educates while entertaining and provides arts accessibility to all students.
Tickets range from $30-$50 for adults and $10 for children/students. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Reynolds box office or Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts box office Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., online at uca.edu/publicappearances or by calling UCA Ticket Central at (501) 450-3265 or toll-free at (866) 810-0012. Student and children tickets are only available by contacting the box office.
