New Orleans septet Preservation Hall Jazz Band add Cuban flavours to their hometown gumbo with the release of their second album, ‘So It Is’.

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The album’s seven brand new tracks were inspired, in part, by the band’s recent visit to Cuba, says bandleader and composer Ben Jaffe:

“In Cuba, all of a sudden we were face to face with our musical counterparts. There’s been a connection between Cuba and New Orleans since day one – we’re family. A gigantic light bulb went off and we realized that New Orleans music is not just a thing by itself; it’s part of something much bigger. It was almost like having a religious epiphany.”

‘So It Is’ full tracklisting below.

1. So It Is
2. Santiago
3. Innocence
4. La Malanga
5. Convergence
6. One Hundred Fires
7. Mad