Preservation Hall Legacy Band

Gregg Stafford is a beloved New Orleans trumpeter, vocalist, bandleader, mentor, educator and culture bearer. Mr. Stafford has been traveling and performing New Orleans music for over 40 years. He carries the torch that was passed on to him by his early mentor, Danny Barker.

Mr. Stafford is one of the honorary bandleaders of the Preservation Hall Legacy Band, an ensemble of lifelong Preservation Hall musicians inducted into the Preservation Hall Foundation’s Legacy Program for reflecting the values and practices from Preservation Hall’s more than 60 year history, which is to say, for their outstanding contributions to the New Orleans community and enduring jazz heritage traditions that one has the pleasure of experiencing through Legacy Band performances.