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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Although New Orleans is heavily associated with Jazz, this tour will show how every form of American popular music is informed by New Orleans. As the outgrageous New Orleans R&B legend Ernie K-Doe said: “I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, all music came from New Orleans.”
Tour Guide
Departure Point
740 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70116, Verenigde Staten
Meet the tour guide at the Rampart Treehouse, 740 North Rampart Street
Return Details
726 St Peter, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
The legendary Preservation Hall at 726 St. Peter Street where people will be already lining up for the 5 PM show.
Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Explore the world’s richest musical city, starting with Louis Armstrong Park and Congo Square, historic site of African slave gatherings, the only place in North American where pure West African religious ritual and musical traditions were performed. Congo Square is considered the wellspring of all New Orleans music and, consequently, so much of worldwide popular song. It is also the site of the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 1970.
From Armstrong Park, view the building which housed Cosimo Matassa’s groundbreaking J&M Studios which created the “New Orleans Sound” with such New Orleanians as Professor Longhair, Dave Bartholomew, Fats Domino, Guitar Slim, Shirley & Lee, Lloyd Price, Ernie K-Doe, Allen Toussaint, Clarence “Frogman” Henry & visitors including Little Richard, Ray Charles, & Jerry Lee Lewis. J & M Studios is the true birthplace of rock ’n roll. 45 minutes
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States From outside St. Louis Cemetery #1, see the New Orleans Musicians Tomb, the use of which was donated by the musical dynasty Barbarin Family for free burial to musicians. The first burial to take place was for Lloyd Washington of the Ink Spots on October 23, 2004. The Musicians Tomb was restored and is administered by Robert Florence of Historic New Orleans Tours. 15 minutes
Basin St. Station, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States You will visit Basin Street Station and stroll down Basin Street where you’ll see the remains of Storyville (including Frank Early’s “My Place” Saloon where “Pretty Baby” was written), fabled turn-of-the-century red light district whose parlors presented the likes of King Oliver, Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and many more during the early days of jazz. 20 minutes
May Baily's Place, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Then stroll through the Tango Belt to May Bailey’s and the site of the Old French Opera House ending with the legendary Preservation Hall, a place which represents the past, present, and future of New Orleans music.
20 minutes
Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Then stroll through the Tango Belt to May Bailey’s and the site of the Old French Opera House ending with the legendary Preservation Hall, a place which represents the past, present, and future of New Orleans music.
Learn the origins of New Orleans Bounce Music and check out the world’s greatest street musicians who are carrying the flame to this very day. 20 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
fayeg499
16 Feb 2025
David was amazing! So informative, passionate, and entertaining.
Highlight of the trip for sure. Highly recommend. Ten ⭐️
Barrbrown
11 Feb 2025
Our guide, David, was both incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the part that New Orleans has played in music. He traced the history of the city and the many contributions that were made to dance, instrumental and vocal music that eventually led to the birth of jazz. He brought this history to life in a way that was fun and amazing. New Orleans is truly a city David loves, and it was easy to see why. I recommend this tour very highly to all music and history lovers, it was great!
964jeffreyv
30 Dec 2024
David was a great guide with a vast knowledge of New Orleans jazz history and its effects all around the world. Highly recommend this tour!
This tour in
New Orleans
is organized by
Historic New Orleans Tours
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