Philadelphia Film Festival 2011

Discover the music of the most legendary jazz band in New Orleans through this impeccable collaboration with Louisville rock band My Morning Jacket.

You’d be hard pressed to find a jazz band that embodies the spirit and music of New Orleans more than that of Preservation Hall. Fifty years and running, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band has toured the world, bringing the homegrown jazz sounds of the French Quarter to the rest of the world. Danny Clinch’s toe-tapping new documentary follows the creation and execution of a new show for Preservation Hall, a one-night-only partnership between the world’s most talented house band and the soulful rock quartet with a penchant for gravely blues. The results are electrifying. This unique documentary captures not only an amazing sonic experience unlike any other, but also a symbolic changing of the guard in which the elders pass their musical traditions on to the new generation.