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New Orleans Music Heritage Tour

421 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
Duration

2 hours (approx.)

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

15 people

Languages

English

Overview

Take a walk through 300 years of New Orleans’ musical history on this tour led by a local Louisiana record man. Discover how the city became the heart and soul of the American blues scene, and visit legendary music-making haunts including Preservation Jazz Hall, Place de Armes, the Royal Orleans Hotel and several recording studios. Stroll down iconic Bourbon and Frenchmen streets while hearing tales of local jazz and blues legends like Allen Toussaint, James Booker, Fats Domino, Louis Armstrong and more.

  • Visit the former homes and haunts of local legends including Danny Parker, Louis Armstrong and James Booker
  • Stroll past recording studios, hotels and venues in the French Quarter and Treme neighborhoods
  • Listen to clips of New Orleans blues, jazz and gospel along the way through Bluetooth speakers
  • Led by a local record producer with 20 years of industry experience

What To Expect

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Louisiana Music Factory



Meet your guide, Keith (a Louisiana record man with more than 20 years of record business experience), at the Louisiana Music Factory on Frenchmen Street – the most musical street in New Orleans. Spend approximately 2 hours and a dozen songs while we walk through historic New Orleans ‘faubourgs’ (neighborhoods) – the Marigny, French Quarter, and Treme – spanning space, time and genres we learn 300 years of New Orleans Music & Heritage. The aural-visual walking tour is accompanied by Bluetooth speaker capability to provide musical accompaniment of the artists and locations along the tour. This is Keith’s favorite record store – everything we talk about on the tour, you can get here!

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

French Quarter



Cross Esplanade then turn on Chartres Street and pay a visit to the boyhood home of Danny Parker. Along with his rambunctious and bawdy-singing wife Blue Lu, we learn how a single man can save New Orleans Brass Band heritage. Next are stops in the Place de Armes, Preservation Jazz Hall, a stroll down Bourbon Street to Mister New Orleans, and J&M Studios – the ‘Home of Rock N’ Roll.’

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Preservation Hall



Sandra and Allan Jaffe visited on their honeymoon and found their life giving home at Pres Hall. Visit the gift shop and take a photo while here.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Bourbon Street



At one-time Bourbon Street was the most musical street in the world! Cats like Louis Prima, Al Hirt and Pete Fountain blaring Jazz through the hot, wet night air. Saunter or sashay with us as we hear Basin Street Blues blowing on a Clarinet.

• Admission Ticket Free

Louis Armstrong Park



Here you’ll see the Louis Armstrong statue. While in the Treme, America’s 1st African-American neighborhood, you’ll hear about their influence in New Orleans music and heritage.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Congo Square



Stops in Armstrong Park include Congo Square.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Highlights

  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 28 travelers

Included/Excluded

  • 2-hour musical walking tour with an experienced guide
  • Gratuities

Durations

2 hours (approx.)

Tour's Location

421 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
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