A sign on the wall of Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. As the sign says, the traditional jazz venue reopens to the general public on April 28.
Old musical instrument cases are used to mark the entrance of Preservation Hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday April 25, 2006. The famed traditional jazz venue is scheduled to reopen on April 28.
The exterior of Preservation Hall in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. The famed traditional jazz venue is scheduled to reopen on April 28.
A tuba sits on the floor of Preservation Hall in New Orleans Tuesday April 25, 2006. The famed traditional jazz venue is scheduled to reopen to the public on April 28.
Benjamin Jaffe poses in front of Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 25, 2006 as a tourist carriage passes by. Jaffe, the son of Preservation Hall co-founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe, is the director of the landmark jazz hall.
Benjamin Jaffe poses in Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Jaffe, the son of Preservation Hall co-founders Allan and Sandra Jaffe, is the director of the landmark jazz hall, which is reopening April 28.
Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band march down Royal Street in New Orleans Thursday, April 27, 2006. The band marched through the streets of the French Quarter to mark the first concert at the landmark jazz hall since Hurricane Katrina.
Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band gather in the street in front of the hall in New Orleans, Thursday, April 27, 2006. The band marched through the streets of the French Quarter to mark the first concert at the landmark jazz venue since Hurricane Katrina.
Members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band march down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Thursday, April 27, 2006. The band marched through the streets of the French Quarter to mark the first concert at the landmark jazz hall since Hurricane Katrina.
U2 guitarist The Edge, right, joins Clint Maedgen in a concert at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Thursday, April 27, 2006. The concert was the first in the landmark jazz hall since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the city. The Edge helped raise funds through the group "Music Rising" to replace instruments that musicians lost during the storm.
U2 guitarist The Edge, right, joins Clint Maedgen, center, Benjamin Jaffe and Lucien Barbarin, left, in a concert at Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Thursday, April 27, 2006. The concert was the first in the landmark jazz hall since Hurricane Katrina.
Members of the Preservation Hall Band play in a concert at the hall in New Orleans, Thursday, April 27, 2006. The concert was the first in the landmark jazz venue since Hurricane Katrina.
Members of the Preservation Hall Band play in a concert at the Hall in New Orleans, Thursday, April 27, 2006. The concert was the first in the landmark jazz hall since Hurricane Katrina.