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Mid-CityDixie Taverne
Swing Out: Great Depression and World War II Tour
N.O. Block Party: Public Housing Tour
Central Business DistrictFisk School
Central CityBout It Bout It: Central City Tour
The Dixie Cups performing in 1977: Rosa Lee Hawkins, Joanne Kenney, and Barbara Hawkins.
Central CityCalliope (B.W. Cooper) Public Housing Development
Mural of Buddy Bolden and band painted in 2018 by Brandan "BMike" Odums seen here in 2019.
Did You Saw What I Heard?: Music Murals Tour
Postcard (c. 1901-1911) with an image of a Mardi Gras parade on Canal Street.
Carnival Time: Mardi Gras Parade Route Tour
From St. Joseph's Day 1942, Baby Dolls stop at Pete's Blue Heaven, a bar that occupied the Little Gem Saloon building.
The Harlem of New Orleans: South Rampart Street Tour
Louis Armstrong in 1955.
Central Business DistrictKarnofsky Shop and Residence
An iconic early portrait of Armstrong, which shows the impression the cornet made on his upper lip.
Back o’ Town Blues: Louis Armstrong in New Orleans Tour
Antoine “Fats” Domino (b. 1928), August 8, 1957.
Feel So Good: Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans 1940 to 1970 Tour
Looking down Basin Street in Storyville. The famous madams had houses in a line just beyond Tom Anderson’s on the corner.
High Society Rag: the First Venues for Jazz Tour
Central Business DistrictEagle Saloon / Odd Fellows and Masonic Hall
Central Business DistrictDownbeat Club
The Astoria in 1956.
Central Business DistrictAstoria Hotel
Funky Butt Hall in 1946.
Central Business DistrictUnion Sons Hall (aka Funky Butt Hall)
Shown from left to right are Clarence Williams; John Lindsay with bass; Jimmie Noone with clarinet; William "Bebe" Ridgley with trombone; Ernest Trepagnier with snare drum; Oscar Celestin with cornet; Armand J. Piron with violin; Tom Benton with banjo; and Johnny St. Cyr with banjo.
Central Business DistrictIroquois Theater
Louis Armstrong's boyhood home on Jane Alley.
Mid-CityLouis Armstrong's Birthplace
Cosimo Matassa and the band Chocolate Milk - ‘Live from Jazz City’ broadcast.
Warehouse DistrictJazz City Studio
Mural of Buddy Bolden and band painted in 2018 by Brandan "BMike" Odums seen here in 2019.
Central Business DistrictLittle Gem Saloon and Buddy Bolden Mural
Piron Williams Band: Clarence Williams seated in front; behind him from left to right are Ernest Trepagnier, drums; Armand Piron, violin; Tom Benton, banjo; Johnny St. Cyr, banjo; standing in the back, from left to right, are Jimmy Noone, clarinet; William "Baba" Ridgley, trombone; Oscar Celestin, cornet; and John Lindsay, bass.
Central Business DistrictRed Onion
Central Business DistrictMorris Music
The Hackenjos Music Company building in 2017.
Central Business DistrictHackenjos Music Company
The Mcdonough 35 school orchestra from 1927-1928, under Osceola Blanchet (at right).
Central Business DistrictMcDonogh #35 High School
Jesuit alumnus Harry Connick, Jr. on stage with one of his piano teachers, the virtuoso James Booker.
Mid-CityJesuit High School
Buddy Bolden's house in 2016.
Tin Roof Blues: Homes of Early Jazz Bandleaders Tour
Central Business DistrictOne Stop Record Shop
The Elks Lodge building in 2017.
Central Business DistrictElks Lodge No. 30
Central Business DistrictThe Bop Shop