New Orleans Music Heritage Tour

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1pm Tour

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10am Tour

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Offered in: English
2-hour musical walking tour with an experienced guide

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Overview

Dig into the musical history of New Orleans with this 2-hour music and heritage tour. Listen to songs and the stories behind them as you learn more about the immortals of blues, jazz, gospel, and rock n'roll that have been a part of this city. Hear about Louis Armstrong, James Booker, Fats Domino, The Meters, Allen Toussaint, Professor Longhair, Buddy Bolden, Mahalia Jackson, and many others who are part of 300 years of musical heritage.

Meeting points

Departure Point: Louisiana Music Factory Address: 421 Frenchmen Street, New Orleans, LA 70116 Dates: Daily

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Most days musicians are playing (busking in the street) where we end the tour, behind St. Louis Cathedral.

Itinerary

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
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
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
Bourbon Street (Pass By)

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.
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
Congo Square

Stops in Armstrong Park include Congo Square.

5 minutes

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Free Cancellation

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We had a great experience touring New York City with Jonathan. He's a great tour guide and he made it very memorable and enjoyable. The tour was also super informative and I'm glad to have had a great tour guide during my visit in NYC. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a tour her We had a great experience touring New York City with Jonathan. He's a great tour guide and he made it very memorable and enjoyable. The tour was also super informative and I'm glad to have had a great tour guide during my visit in NYC. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a tour her We had a great experience touring New York City with Jonathan. He's a great tour guide and he made it very memorable and enjoyable. The tour was also super informative and I'm glad to have had a great tour guide during my visit in NYC. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a tour her We had a great experience touring New York City with Jonathan. He's a great tour guide and he made it very memorable and enjoyable. The tour was also super informative and I'm glad to have had a great tour guide during my visit in NYC. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a tour her We had a great experience touring New York City with Jonathan. He's a great tour guide and he made it very memorable and enjoyable. The tour was also super informative and I'm glad to have had a great tour guide during my visit in NYC. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a tour her We had a great experience touring New York City with Jonathan. He's a great tour guide and he made it very memorable and enjoyable. The tour was also super informative and I'm glad to have had a great tour guide during my visit in NYC. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone looking for a tour her

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The real deal music tour

Published on Jan, 2025

This was exactly what we were hoping for! Keith was awesome, highly entertaining and a ton of great info. Kept our teenagers engaged and really gave us a ton of interesting anecdotes and history. Loved getting the inside scoop and Keith had the best stories. A great experience! Highly recommend.

Enjoyable and informative tour

Published on Dec, 2024

Keith was an excellent tour guide, he really knew his music heritage, I picked up a lot of interesting facts from his narration. The additional music accompaniment at various locations on the tour made it even more enjoyable. I'd recommend this walking tour for any music lovers (especially Jazz music).

Well worth it

Published on Nov, 2024

Keith was great, knowledgeable, funny, entertaining. The music he shared was excellent. If you love jazz and history you’ll enjoy this tour.

Jazz vibes

Published on Nov, 2024

Keith was an awesome tour guide, vibrant and so knowledgeable with great stories and information on NOLA. We loved this tour & highly recommend. It was a great start to our stay in New Orleans.

Best music tour in NOLA

Published on Oct, 2024

My friend and I had a blast with Keith. We learned so much about New Orleans music! It wasn't just a tour; it felt like traveling back in time to the golden days of jazz and blues in NOLA. He talked about the big names, shared fascinating stories about them, and then we listened to some of their music. Incredible! Keith really knows what he's talking about and seems to know everyone in NOLA. As we walked around, he greeted so many people—amazing! We loved it and highly recommend this journey through the past and present of New Orleans music. Thank you, Keith

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New Orleans Music Heritage Tour | 2 hours

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Overview

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Itinerary

Louisiana Music Factory

French Quarter

Preservation Hall

Bourbon Street (Pass By)

Louis Armstrong Park

Congo Square

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