People of Traditional New Orleans Jazz
Numerous musicians were key players in the development and progression of New Orleans jazz. Culture, ethnicity, neighborhoods, and families all played a role in shaping each performers contribution to the music. Explore these short profiles of New Orleans jazz pioneers and learn how each one shaped the music.

 

Jazz History Walking Tours
Explore six New Orleans neighborhoods and their connection to jazz history. These self-guided maps highlight venues, businesses and homes of New Orleans music history. The park has also created 2 separate jazz history audio tours with accompanying brochures that are available on the park homepage. The Jazz Walk of Fame is located in Algiers Point and our jazz history audio tour is located in or around the French Quarter. Both tours can be downloaded as mp3 files, or you can listen to the narrations and music by dialing 504-613-4062 and entering the tour stop number.

Oral History Project
The New Orleans Jazz Commission has collected oral histories from over 130 New Orleans musicians, and the work continues...