Preservation Hall / New Orleans Music Tour
(Walking Tour)
“I'm not sure, but I'm almost positive, all music came from New Orleans.”
- Ernie K-Doe
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Explore the world’s richest musical city, starting with a rare inside look at the legendary Preservation Hall. Visit the site of the Old French Opera House and stroll through the Tango Belt and May Bailey’s before arriving at the Treme section. Enter historic St. Louis Cemetery #1 to see the New Orleans Musicians Tomb, the use of which was donated by Fats Domino.... |
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| Stroll through the Tango Belt to the New Orleans Musicians Tomb in St. Louis Cemetery #1, the use of which was donated by the musical dynasty Barbarin Family for free burial to musicians. The first burial to take place was of Lloyd Washington of the Ink Spots on October 23, 2004. |
New Orleans Musicians Tomb
- burial of Ink Spot Lloyd Washington |
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Sidney Bechet bust
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From the cemetery you will check out the remains of Storyville (including Quinn Early’s 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 time when jazz was born.
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From Storyville, check out the Basin Street Station and then venture into Louis Armstrong Park, the location of 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.
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Congo Square is considered the wellspring of all New Orleans music and consequently so much of the world’s most popular song. It is also the site of the first New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (1970) and the Municipal Auditorium.
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J & M Studio
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After leaving Armstrong Park, enter the building which housed the legendary 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 and visitors including Little Richard, Ray Charles, and Jerry Lee Lewis. |
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Visit the magnificent Golden Feather Mardi Gras Indian Gallery.
Learn about what’s happening in the clubs such as Donna’s and Fritzell’s and check out the world’s greatest street musicians who are carrying the flame to this very day.
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Jazz Funeral |
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Preservation Hall /
New Orleans Music Tour
(Walking Tour)
2:00 p.m. to approximately 4:00 pm
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726 St. Peter Street
Arrive 15 minutes before tour time
ADVANCE PURCHASE RECOMMENDED.
$20.00 for Adults
$15.00 for Seniors (65+) & Students (with ID)
$7.00 for children 6 to 12
Free for children under 6.
Cash and travelers checks only when paid in person;
credit only over the phone though Zerve
Specially arranged discounted group tours available!
Phone: (504) 947-2120
Tours leave rain or shine.
(Bring a rain coat for the rain • Bring an umbrella for the sun)
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| Advance Purchase Required! Spaces are limited and tours often sell out! |
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