New Orleans Information

Music

Among its many world famous attractions, New Orleans is the home for a wide range of outstanding opportunities to enjoy live musical performances.  Here is a listing of a few of our favorite sites: 

  Cafe Brasil, Faubourg Marigny
    

2100 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA

Telephone: (504) 949-0851

Local Latin and jazz musicians are regulars features.

Web site:  www.station-terra.com

    

  House of Blues, French Quarter, 
225 Decatur Street
New Orleans, LA

Telephone: (504) 529-2583

This is the venue for listening to national, regional and local musicians perform in a more intimate setting. You can dine in the back and then catch the show in the front. The music is nearly always good, but it's loud and you have to stand up downstairs. The upstairs reserved seating is hard to get

Web site:  www.hob.com 
 
  The Howlin' Wolf, Warehouse District
828 South Peters
New Orleans, LA

Telephone: (504) 522-9653

For the late night person who likes the latest local bands and the occasional national act in a smoky, honk-tonk kind of place.

Web site:  www.howlin-wolf.com
   

  Maple Leaf Bar, Uptown 
8316 Oak Street
New Orleans, LA. 

Telephone:  (504) 866-9359

This venue features local musicians performing zydeco, blues, traditional jazz and rock and roll.


Web site:  www.slh.com
   

  Michaul's Live Cajun Music Restaurant, Downtown 
840 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA


Telephone: 
(504) 522-5717

This restaurant offers cajun, zydeco and traditional jazz music and dancing.

Web site: 
www.michauls.com
   
  Mid City Lanes a/k/a Rock N' Bowl, Mid-City
4133 South Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans, LA

Telephone:  (504) 482-3133

One of the best places to catch the best local musicians performing zydeco, blues, traditional jazz and rock and roll. You can listen and dance, listen and stand, or listen and bowl.

Web site: 
www.rockandbowl.com
    

    O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub, French Quarter
514 Toulouse Street
New Orleans, LA


Telephone:
(504) 529-1317

The premier place in New Orleans for listening to Irish and Celtic music with a separate pub and other bars.

Web site: www.celticnations.com/oflahertys.htm
 

    Preservation Hall, French Quarter
726 St. Peter Street
New Orleans, LA


Telephone:
(504) 522-2841

A must see place for most visitors as it features longtime veterans of traditional New Orleans jazz music. Shows are about 35 minutes long and cost $4. You usually have to sit on benches or stand. Food and drinks are not available.

Web site: www.preservationhall.com
 
    Snug Harbor, Faubourg Marigny
626 Frenchmen Street
New Orleans, LA


Telephone:
(504) 949-0696

Small club that serves dinner and offers jazz and blues music performed by very well-known local musicians. Charmaine Neville and Ellis Marsalis are regular performers.

Web site: www.snugjazz.com
 
    Tipitina's, Uptown
501 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans, LA


Telephone:
(504) 895-8477

One of the best known music clubs in the City which is the shrine of the late Professor Longhair. Tipitina's offers regional and national acts to local zydeco, jazz, Cajun and rock and roll (with a Cajun fais do do every Sunday night).

Web site:
www.tipitinas.com

For a map and driving instructions to any of these businesses go to MapQuest  www.mapquest.com 

Leake & Andersson, L.L.P. is providing this information as a convenience to our clients.  Leake & Andersson, L.L.P. does not make or imply any guarantee of services provided by the establishments listed here.