Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter, founded in 1961 by Allan and Sandra Jaffe. The band has traveled worldwide spreading their mission to nurture and perpetuate the art form of New Orleans Jazz. Whether performing at Carnegie Hall or Lincoln Center, for British Royalty or the King of Thailand, this music embodies a joyful, timeless spirit. Under the auspices of current director, Ben Jaffe, the son of founders Allan and Sandra, Preservation Hall continues with a deep reverence and consciousness of its greatest attributes in the modern day as a venue, band, and record label.
The building that houses Preservation Hall has housed many businesses over the years including a tavern during the war of 1812, a photo studio and an art gallery. It was during the years of the art gallery that then owner, Larry Borenstein, began holding informal jam sessions for his close friends. Out of these sessions grew the concept of Preservation Hall. The intimate venue, whose weathered exterior has been untouched over its history, is a living embodiment of its original vision. To this day, Preservation Hall has no drinks, air conditioning, or other typical accoutrements strictly welcoming people of all ages interested in having one of the last pure music experiences left on the earth.
The PHJB began touring in 1963 and for many years there were several bands successfully touring under the name Preservation Hall. Many of the band's charter members performed with the pioneers who invented jazz in the early twentieth century including Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Bunk Johnson. Band leaders over the band's history include the brothers Willie and Percy Humphrey, husband and wife Billie and De De Pierce, famed pianist Sweet Emma Barrett, and in the modern day Wendall and John Brunious. These founding artists and dozens of others passed on the lessons of their music to a younger generation who now follow in their footsteps like the current lineup.
Official Rules
ESSENCE of Jazz Contest!
The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (collectively, the "Sponsors"), will conduct the ESSENCE of Jazz Conest! (the "Contest") substantially as described in these rules (the "Official Rules"), and by participating, each participant agrees as set forth below. Participants who do not agree to these Official Rules should not enter this Contest. This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted and is subject to all federal, state and local laws.
ENTRY PERIOD: The Contest begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern time on April 1, 2010 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern time on May 15, 2010 ("Contest Term").
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: There is no cost to enter the Contest. No purchase is necessary. A purchase will not increase a participant’s chance of winning.
PRIZE: A weekend ticket package to the 2010 ESSENCE Music Festival (EMF) for a West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival sweepstakes winner (Plaza level). Hotel accommodations for that winner for three-nights in New Orleans during the Festival (double occupancy).
CHANCE OF WINNING: The chance of winning will be determined by the number of participants and the number of participants who correctly answer the questions.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST: By signing up on the West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival website (http://www.westoaklanefestival.com/), completing the appropriate registration form and agreeing ("opt-in") to receive e-mail from the Sponsors regarding The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival. Please note, if you sign up for the mailing list, you are not automatically entered into the Contest - you must specifically register for the Contest. Valid entries must contain all information requested. Incomplete and/or multiple entries will be disqualified.
SELECTION OF WINNERS: You will be asked to guess certain questions that pertain to the artists that are featured on the Essence Festival Website and if you guess all of them correctly, you will be entered into a random drawing. On May 15, 2010 after 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, a single winner will be randomly selected from all participants who correctly answered the questions. Participants are not guaranteed to win simply by correctly answering the questions. All decisions regarding the Contest including, but not limited to, selecting the winner from the random drawing, will be made by the Sponsors whose decision shall be final.
NOTIFICATION: The winner will be notified on the day of the drawing by e-mail sent to the e-mail address that was registered on The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival website, and the Sponsors are under no obligation to notify the winner by any means other than e-mail. The winner will have 48 hours to contact the Sponsors regarding the prize and provide necessary delivery information. The Sponsors reserve the right to modify the notification schedule of the Contest without prior notice if reasonably necessary. The Sponsors are not responsible for notifications that are misdirected or not received. If a potential winner cannot be reached after a reasonable effort for 1 business day from the first notification attempt or any notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, such person may be disqualified, with an alternate winner selected.
REDEMPTION: The Sponsors will deliver the prizes to the appropriate winner's home address. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed except by the Sponsors, who reserve the right to award a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize is unavailable. The winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes.
ELIGIBILITY: All legal U.S. residents residing in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 21 years or older at the end of the Contest Term may enter the Contest. By entering this Contest, you represent to Sponsors that you are either at least 21 years of age. The Sponsors’ employees, immediate family members of employees and members of their households are not eligible to participate in this Contest. By entering this Contest, each participant grants the Sponsors the right to use his/her name (including screen name) and likeness for advertising and future promotion purposes without additional compensation (except where prohibited by law).
DISQUALIFICATION: In addition to the disqualifications set forth above, all of entries in the Contest and all other contests sponsored by the Sponsors in the past, present, or future, will be disqualified without notice or recourse if you attempt (i) to enter the Contest through any means other than as described in these Official Rules; (ii) to disrupt the Contest; (iii) circumvent the terms and conditions of these Official Rules; or (iv) in any way tamper with the Contest. If any of the above occurs, the Sponsors reserve the right to remedy any such action, disruption, or circumvention, and to seek damages from you to the fullest extent permitted by law.
LIMITATIONS: If the Sponsors determine in their sole discretion that there is any suspected or actual electronic tampering with the Contest or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Contest, the Sponsors reserve the right to void the entries at issue, and/or terminate the Contest and conduct a random drawing to award the prize using all eligible entries received as of the termination date. Limit one prize per person. The Sponsors may require the winner to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail addresses used to enter the Contest. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the e-mail address.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING OR ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR OR SPONSOR'S PARENT CORPORATION, DISTRIBUTORS, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, VENDORS, ADVERTISING AGENCIES AND PROMOTION AGENCIES AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS CONTEST, OR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE WEST OAK LANE JAZZ AND ARTS FESTIVAL WEBSITE. EVERYTHING ON SUCH WEBSITE AND IN THIS CONTEST IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND THEREFORE, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS CONTEST, YOU HEREBY RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ANY OF THE PARTIES SET FORTH ABOVE FROM ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND. In addition and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sponsors are not responsible and shall have no liability for damages (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential or punitive damages) resulting from errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects in part or whole, delays in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for any technical or non-technical network, telephonic, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate or partial transmission of or failure to receive entry information on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website or any combination thereof. The Sponsors are not responsible and shall have no liability for any injury or damage (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, consequential or punitive damages) to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from registering for the Contest.
CONDITIONS: By participating in the Contest, you agree to release and hold the Sponsors and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, and all prize suppliers harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind in connection with the Contest or the prizes awarded through this Contest, including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, whether suffered by you or a third party.
PRIVACY NOTICE: Personally identifiable information collected pursuant to this Contest will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy located at http://www.westoaklanefestival.com/page/privacy-policy.
WAIVER: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend or modify the Contest should fraud, virus, bugs or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest.
GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these official rules, or your rights and obligations or Sponsor's rights and obligations in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof.
MISC: The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival c/o OARC 1536 Haines Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. The names, logos, and icons identifying the products and services of The West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival and the Sponsors are proprietary marks of the Sponsors. You may not use any intellectual property owned by the Sponsors without express written consent.