New Orleans Music Tour

Discover the vibrant musical heritage of New Orleans on a tour that celebrates the city’s rich contributions to jazz, blues, and popular music. Begin at the legendary Preservation Hall and explore the Old French Opera House, the Tango Belt, and May Bailey’s before arriving in the Treme neighborhood. Visit historic St. Louis Cemetery #1 to see the New Orleans Musicians Tomb, generously donated by the Barbarin Family to honor musicians, where notable artists such as Lloyd Washington of the Ink Spots were first laid to rest. Strolling through Storyville, guests encounter the birthplace of jazz and historic locations like Quinn Early’s Saloon, which hosted legends including King Oliver, Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, and Sidney Bechet.

The journey continues to Basin Street Station and Louis Armstrong Park, home to Congo Square, where enslaved Africans preserved West African musical traditions that shaped the world’s most popular music. Visit the former J&M Studios, birthplace of the New Orleans Sound, where artists like Professor Longhair, Fats Domino, and Allen Toussaint recorded groundbreaking music. Learn about the origins of New Orleans Bounce Music and witness talented street musicians keeping the city’s musical legacy alive. This tour offers an immersive journey through the sounds, stories, and streets that made New Orleans the world’s musical capital.