Will Smith - Preservation Hall Foundation Courtyard Conversations

Will Smith grew up coming around Preservation Hall with his older sister, Doratha "Dodie" Smith-Simmons, who worked there. As a boy learning how to play the trumpet, the musicians Will interacted with became more than mentors. They were family.
The #CourtyardConversations video series continues the tradition of oral storytelling for the Preservation Hall archives, documenting and preserving the history of New Orleans music and culture - as told by culture bearers and elder musicians who make up the Preservation Hall Foundation Legacy Program.