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New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Links

National Parks Nearby

Jean Lafitte National Historic Park & Preserve

Cane River Creole National Historical Park

Cane River National Heritage Area


Partner Organizations

New Orleans Jazz Commission


Where to Find Jazz in New Orleans

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts - NOCCA

Palm Court Jazz Cafe

Preservation Hall

Snug Harbor


Jazz Web-Broadcast

WWOZ New Orleans Music Radio


Traditional Jazz Education Resources

Traditional Jazz Educators Network

Jazz Roots: Early Jazz History

Local Music Listings and Music News

Offbeat Magazine

WWOZ Radio

NOLA.com Daily Music Listings and News


Exhibits and Archives

Smithsonian Jazz

The William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University

The Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans Collection

New Orleans Collection of the La. State Museum, Old U. S. Mint

New Orleans Museums on-line

RiverWalk Jazz, Live from the Landing in San Antonio, TX

Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans

Louis Armstrong Museum in Queens, NY


Where to Get CDs and Recordings locally:

G.H.B. Jazz Foundation1206 Decatur St., New Orleans, LA 70116,504-525-1776

Peaches Records                                       408 N. Peters St., New Orleans, LA 70130

Louisiana Music Factory
210 Decatur St.,  New Orleans, LA 70130, 504-586-1094


Local Music Events

French Quarter Festival

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

New Orleans International Music Colloquium


Local News

Times Picayune Daily Newspaper


Local Points of Interest

Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism- links to state parks and museums

Audubon Nature Institute - New Orleans

Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans

The National DDay Museum

New Orleans French Market

Steamboat Natchez

New Orleans Paddlewheels: Creole Queen and Cajun Queen


Transportation

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority - Streetcars and buses

Dancers at the Pythian Temple Roof Garden (1923)  

Did You Know?
New Orleans style jazz was very popular among dancers, with musicians finding inspiration from the dancers and the dancers becoming more creative as the musicians challenged them to keep up with improvisation.

Last Updated: March 13, 2009 at 15:30 EST