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BELLINGHAM - The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, considered by many to be among the world's premier traditional New Orleans jazz ensembles, will be be playing their patented Dixieland and traditional jazz from 7-10 p.m. Thursday, March 20 at Ma Glockner's Restraurant, 155 Maple St.

In the 37-year-history of the "Black Eagles" as their fans affectionately call them, the band has played to jazz audiences all over the world earning them the title of keepers of the flame for New Orleans jazz purists.

Having played their first gig on board the Peter Stuyvesant, a boat moored in Boston Harbor, the band has evolved through the years and through personnel changes. In the early days, the Eagles were well-known performers at Club Passim in Cambridge and the former Sticky Wicket Pub in Hopkinton.

In recent years, the band's travels have included appearances with the Boston and Baltimore symphonies and the Scottish National Orchestra, as well as concert and club dates throughout Europe Canada and the United States.

The present band includes C.H. "Pam" Pameijer on drums, Barry Bockus on bass, Bob Pilsbury on piano and vocals, Peter Bullis on banjo, Stan Vincent on trombone, Tony Pringle on cornet and Billy Novick on alto sax, clarinet and soparano. Admission for the March 20 show is $10.