Where: Mahaffey Theater, 400 1st Street S. St. Petersburg, FL When: Sun Feb 17, 2013 7pm – 9pm Feb. 17 - American Legacies: Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Del McCoury BandMahaffey Theater, 400 1st Street S. St. Petersburg, FL www.themahaffey.com or 727- 892.5767 7 p.m.American Legacies: Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Del McCoury Band Since opening its doors to the public in 1961, it has been the mission of the Preservation Hall to showcase the national treasures of traditional New Orleans jazz music. Forty-eight years later, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band still represents the best opportunity for music fans the world over to experience the planet’s happiest music. Boasting a direct lineage from the earliest incarnations of New Orleans jazz, the current roster of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band features some of the Crescent City’s finest and most exciting musicians. These unforgettable, multi-generational players proudly carry on the traditions passed forward from the most prolific jazz heritage on earth.