Ben Jaffe
Ben Jaffe
Benjamin "Ben" Jaffeis the creative director of Preservation Hall and plays tuba and upright bass with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band...
drew music paper piece week
He drew for me on a piece of paper all of my scales. Every week it was something new. That was my first introduction to music theory.
connection history last time
He was really our last connection to a bygone time in the history of New Orleans.
jazz players trombone
They're not carpenters. There's not a lot of need for jazz trombone players in Shreveport, La.
cultural faith musical storm
Before the storm we were musical ambassadors of New Orleans, and now we've become cultural ambassadors for the faith of post-Katrina renewal.
happen powerful turned upside worlds
All of us had our worlds completely turned upside down. That's a really powerful thing to happen overnight. We take so many things for granted.
night sure telling
I'm sure we're going to be up all night telling stories.
few lived miles
We've never lived more than a few miles from each other.