Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Jazz

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

1. Jazz Marker

Inscription.
This site is in the area which
has been called the birthplace of jazz.
It was a center of social clubs, saloons,
honky-tonks, bakeries, pawn shops,
and barber shops where the musicians
met during the early years
of the twentieth-century.
It was called Back-of-Town.

The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club
was located in this block
facing Perdido Street.

Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Jelly Roll
Morton, King Oliver, Bunk Johnson and
many others played in these clubs
as did Buddy Bolden who, with his band,
played a major role in the
development of jazz.

Erected by the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 29° 57.176′ N, 90° 4.512′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. Marker can be reached from Loyola Avenue, 0.1 miles north of Perdido Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 330 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Clarinet (a few steps from this marker); The Pythian Temple

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Armstrong (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Military Women's National Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sears Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louisiana Spanish-American War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Birdsall Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Immaculate Conception Church (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Entrance to Holiday Inn - New Orleans image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

2. Entrance to Holiday Inn - New Orleans

Mural to left of marker on wall of hotel. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

3. Mural to left of marker on wall of hotel.

Mural to right of marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

4. Mural to right of marker.

Clarinet mural painted on wall around the corner from marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 22, 2015

5. Clarinet mural painted on wall around the corner from marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.