Tower of Power and Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Category: Events Calendar
Date and Time
- Wednesday, Jul 29, 2026 8pm
Location
The Hollywood Bowl
2301 N Highland Ave
Details
The bright and brassy horns of Oakland’s Tower of Power blasted to the forefront of funk and soul in the 1970s, and made them a go-to collaborator for artists like Elton John, Santana, Huey Lewis & The News, and more. Fifty years into their career, they’re still bringing “East Bay Grease” to stages around the world, playing hits like “So Very Hard to Go” and “This Time It’s Real” and asking the crucial question “What Is Hip?”
Since the early 1960s, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band has been playing bombastic hot jazz in a tiny dance hall tucked away in the French Quarter. They’ve played with everyone from artists you might expect—like Dr. John and Tom Waits—to artists like My Morning Jacket and Foo Fighters who wanted a let a little of the New Orleans gris-gris into their music. They return once again to the Bowl for a huge night of jazz and funk.
