New Orleans Jazz Walking Tour
Our Jazz tour is guided by local musicians, choregraphers, producers, and directors who are apart of the New Orleans Artist community. They are also Natives, Oral Historians, Cultural Ambassadors, and Preservationist.
Join us and explore the evolution of music in the city known as "the birthplace of Jazz." Home to Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet, Louis Prima, and Sharkey Bonano just to name a few. . .You'll be guided through the last remaining sites where Jazz, champagne, and romance reigned supreme. Learn about the people, the history, and the influences which contributed to the development of America's only gift to world culture... Jazz!
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New Orleans Jazz Walking Tour
What's included in New Orleans Jazz Walking Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Louis Armstrong Park
The tour will start at Louis Armstrong Park. The travelers will visit the first pioneers of Jazz monuements and the first dance halls where Jazz reign supreme. They will hear the stories of Jazz pioneers such as; Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Charles "Buddy" Bolden and others Jazz icons.
New Orleans Jazz Museum
The travels will visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum or the first Jazz museum at the St. Pierre Hotel where the GREAT Louis Armstrong stayed when he performed in New Orleans.
Congo Square
The travelers will explore the sacred grounds of Congo Square where it has been said the origins of Jazz was discovered, in addition to witnessing the oldest African American neighborhood in the country, Treme.
Inclusions
- Native of NOLA- Licenses Tour Guide
- Guided Tour
- Cultual Ambassador
- Lagniappe-Means in French; something extra
- Lunch & Dinner is NOT included
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Tour operates with a minimum of 2 guest . We do not operate with 1 guest unless its a Private Tour, call for details.
- must be able to stand for a long period of time.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Tour starts at the Louis Armstrong Park Arch
End Points
- Frenchmen Street is a popluar location for live New Orleans music. A great family atomsphere for younger guest. Venues such as the famous Snug Harbor, the Maison, and the Spotted Cat offers a taste of New Orleans music.