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New Orleans band in a jam perseveres: Preservation Hall Jazz Band to play with BSO this weekend.
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Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
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February 7, 2007
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 The Baltimore Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Mary Carole McCauley
Feb. 7--Ben Jaffe pursed his lips and whistled -- a short, melodious bird call of a sound. As he did, he was reminded of how much he has lost. "There are certain things that, if you aren't from New Orleans, you have no idea what they mean," says Jaffe, artistic director of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which performs this weekend with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. "That particular whistle means, 'Listen up -- the song is about to start.' It doesn't mean anything to you. But if I did it on the street in New Orleans, 10 people would turn around." He paused. "Or, at least, they would have." What Jaffe is referring to, ...
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